Today was the first time I'd forwarded my blog to one of my friends and it was with great trepidation that I hit the SEND button. In the last month or so, the excitment of being able to combine my love of writing, recovery, gardening and photography, was replaced with the fear of what others might say about my little blog. The fear was stopping me from sharing myself, and that isnt who I want to be.I am grateful for the moments of awareness where I am able to see how pride and fear really do evoke a "soul-sickness" (TSTT p49) within me. My Higher Power continues to provide opportunities for me to see how easily I can be "driven by a hundred forms of fear" (BB p62).
Someone I admire once said, "I used to be a fearful person, this morning I had a fearful moment." I can relate. I just wish the moments didn't last so long.
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Where have you been hiding? I hope you don't mind but when I read your comment,I naturally wanted to see if you had a blog and so here you are!
I love the photos from your garden, and the reat stuff ya share. I am glad you decided to visit my blog, and that you decided to share yours!
peace be with you...
also, mind if I put a link to your blog on mine? feel free to link mine on yours... That's pretty nifty... 7 days apart, great!
welcome, thank you for your kind words on my blog. We have a wonderful sober blogger community. we welcome you. Do you mind if I link you to my blog?
I'm also "one of those."
I would like to come back to visit and link you on my sidebar, if that's OK.
Welcome to the recovery blogosphere! (a little late, but welcome, anyway)
Brad :-)
www.thisunmanageablelife.com
thanks for your blog. i really related.
Hey Welcome. I saw you on Scott's comments and was curious. I love the garden pictures. Embracing life in every possible way makes you more alive!
I read this in an article recently:
"The more life you have around you the more alive you are."
:)
you are not a fearful person...it is just a state of mind...it cannot be embraced...but you can!!
so glad you're here!!!
Heard about you from Scott. I welcome you, as Shannon said to our wonderful Sober Blogger Community.
I've gone ahead and link yours to My Sacred Links.
Greeting from Malaysia.
Thanks for stopping by. Feel free to link away. I enjoyed reading your posts and the photos are fabulous. Look forward to reading more.
well hello again.. :)
thanks for stopping by my blog..feel free to link.
I just read through your blog, you have a wonderful writing style I enjoyed reading. I really liked some of your AA expressions. In the few short days I have been around I had never heard this one1. A.A. was designed to change the alcoholic, not the other way around.
Recovery cannot be sexually transmitted.
It is a great way to deal with a lot of situations. I just can't remember hearing it maybe it was one of those that I did not think I needed to hear.
Keep blogging I would love to link back to you page as it sure makes a lot of sense.
Stop by mine sometime if you get a chance.
welcome! found you via scott :)
Hi mAAry AAnne,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog.
Love the comment about having a fearful moment instead of being fearful.
Got you added and my links updated.
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