after all isn’t one mountain, one boulder, and one day at a time.
Sisyphus was a Titan that was cursed by the gods to roll a boulder everyday up the side of a mountain and at night it would roll back down to the bottom and for him to repeat the task again and again for all eternity. When the gods came to gloat at his predicament Sisyphus would smile in contentment because he knew what he would be doing the next day and after all isn’t one mountain, one boulder, and one day at a time.
By Bob k “Jack Alexander, Saturday Evening Post, was also one of the friends to whom Bill sent material. Of the Twelve Tradition essays, Alexander has this to say: ‘The only serious (in my view) defect is that you have treated the old Washingtonian Society too briefly; most people never heard […]
A.A. has quietly acknowledged, primarily through one publication, that the early A.A. pioneers in Akron believed firmly that the answer to all their problems was in the Good Book, as they called the Bible. A.A. co-founder Dr. Bob said that all the basic ideas were taken from their study of the Good Book. And […]
Some people don’t know me and they don’t like me, some people get to know me and then they don’t like me, its none of my business what you think of me because you think so little of me anyway, if not in stature surely in time Now you are free to be your authentic […]
Happy Birthday Recovered Its all about the upholstery, the old stuffing has been replaced with the cushion of grace and a new skin that is scotch guarded with the humility of faith while the utility of the strong back to service is firmly put in place, this instead of ending up on the junk heap […]
THE FICKLE FINGER OF FATE Happiness is way over rated as it is dependent on the immediate external circumstance. I.E. I am happy because I just won the lottery, I am happy because she said yes, I am happy because I just had purchased a new car, and just as quickly I am […]
Sisyphus was a Titan that was cursed by the gods to roll a boulder everyday up the side of a mountain and at night it would roll back down to the bottom and for him to repeat the task again and again for all eternity. When the gods came to gloat at his […]
Sitting at the edge of the lap pool I was appraising my physique once athletic and toned as it had boasted of strength and the glory of youth now reduced to a state of age and over indulgence, as it reminded me of the body of the laughing Buddha, this insight struck me […]
Alcohol and drugs are equal opportunity destroyers. The disease takes no heed to your particular flavor of addiction labeling it as such is the much greater affliction. The divisions started with Bill Wilson’s “singleness of porpoise” which I believe dose not hold any water, then or now creating the indignation of the drunken […]
Often times in the addiction recovery arena it is claimed that they have been saved by grace. Consider that according to Google (a thousand years hence the anthropologists will have concluded that as a society they all communed with an all knowing god named Google) that there are 140,000,000 drunks in the world. Accordingly to the […]
Sisyphus was a Titan that was cursed by the gods to roll a boulder everyday up the side of a mountain and at night it would roll back down to the bottom and for him to repeat the task again and again for all eternity. When the gods came to gloat at his […]
Okay, if you say, “it isn’t one mountain, one boulder or one day at a time”, what is it? Just meaningless hard work or something else?
i THINK YOU ARE READING IT WRONG IT IS A METAPHOR FOR “ONE DAY AT A TIME”
BB Thumpers!
To know exactly what you’re going to do every day of your life would make life so simple free of worry anxiety or fear
Years ago 20/20 or 60 minutes had a special in which they surveyed the planet to find out where people lived the longest and they found two small towns that were farming towns no internet and people worked hard played hard and were free of the rat race one was around Italy and one in Asia
To be present to one’s self is freedom. It matters not how ones time is taken, but to be present to it is everything.
Love it! Very true
today i clean 4 year
Thanks for sharing
One day at a time to climb a mountain and keep your head high and never lose faith .love this thanks for sharing
ok..this is true with life..sounds like its aimed at alcoholics and addicts..their favorite saying..well..i dont do the 12 steps..i have no desire or urge to ever use ever again..its not about the drug anyway..its not about sobriety..its all about connection..and not letting societal bullshit and pressures get the best of you..no ONE person is the same and shouldnt be expected to live as one
Life is not easy but we have a God who, according to the bible says he will never leave or forsake us in and during our time of sorrow or need even in our triumph and joy ! For me this has helped me to stay sober and focused. I have suffered many sorrows from a early age, being born and raised steeped in abuse, addiction, and abandon. My adult life has been a large challenge to become the woman I am today! Far from perfect but I can sleep good at night knowing I’m fighting the good fight !! So yes either boulder or be it mountain just keep moving forward ONE DAY AT A TIME !
My one-day-at-a-time is about being prepared to take tomorrow as it comes and to be prepared to deal with it as it presents itself. I don’t want to know what tomorrow will bring, because that means that there will be no growth.
if you do something GOOD over and over again you get GOOD at it.
Love all this especially one day at at time, I learned this the hard way.I do keep the faith at all times.