Re: Fw: JFT-ROCKS today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

This was a mistake I didn't mean to post this LOL.

It is kind of neat though, a friend sent it to me.

Love,

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From: " Heer " <idagirl@...>

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Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:19 PM

Subject: Fw: JFT-ROCKS today

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> From: " theresa " <theresa@...>

> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:31 AM

> Subject: JFT-ROCKS today !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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> Just For Today

> February 6 I can't - we can

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> " We had convinced ourselves that we could make it alone and proceeded to

> live life on that basis. The results were disastrous and, in the end,

> each

> of us had to admit that self-sufficiency was a lie " Basic Text p. 59

> " I can't, but we can. " This simple but profound truth applies

> initially to

> our first need as NA members: Together, we can stay clean, but when we

> isolate ourselves, we're in bad company. To recover, we need the support

> of other addicts.

> Self-sufficiency impedes more than just our ability to stay clean.

> With or

> without drugs, living on self-will inevitably leads to disaster. We

> depend

> on other people for everything from goods and services to love and

> companionship, yet self-will puts us in constant conflict with those

> very

> people. To live a fulfilling life, we need harmony with others.

> Other addicts and others in our communities are not the only ones we

> depend on. Power is not a human attribute, yet we need power to live. We

> find it in a Power greater than ourselves which provides the guidance

> and

> strength we lack on our own. When we pretend to be self-sufficient, we

> isolate ourselves from the one source of power sufficient to effectively

> guide us through life: our Higher Power.

> Self-sufficiency doesn't work. We need other addicts; we need other

> people; and, to live fully, we need a Power greater than our own.

> Just for today: I will seek the support of other recovering addicts,

> harmony with others in my community, and the care of my Higher Power. I

> can't, but we can.

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