x2 Step 123 – Journal Step 122 - I give without loss today.

Today: Step 123 - I will not pity myself today. (MP3)

I will not pity myself today. Step 123

HOW CAN YOU PITY YOURSELF when Knowledge is with you? Pity must only reassert an old idea of yourself, which is bereft of truth, bereft of hope and bereft of any meaningful foundation. Do not pity yourself today, for you are not pitiful. If this day is sad or confused, it is only because you have lost contact with Knowledge, which you may practice today to regain.

AS YOU PRACTICE TODAY, be aware of the many subtle forms of self-pity that you entertain. Be aware of the many subtle forms of manipulation of others as you attempt to make them like or accept you according to a view of yourself that you are attempting to claim. When you are with Knowledge, you do not need to proclaim yourself; you do not need to show yourself; you do not need to control others to like or accept you, for Knowledge is with you.

THEREFORE, DO NOT PITY YOURSELF, for you are not pitiful. Today be a beginning student of Knowledge, for that is anything but pitiful. A greater vantage point you cannot imagine.

UPON THE HOUR, THEN, REPEAT THIS IDEA. Allow it to enter your mind and consider it for a moment. In your two practice periods, repeat this affirmation and then enter into stillness. No being who is pitiful can enter into silence, for silence is the experience of profound relationship, and stillness is the acceptance of profound love. Who can be pitiful under such circumstances?

PRACTICE 123: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice

Picture:  Playground in Texas. The young child is having fun; the seated young adult is not.

From the journal Step 122 - I give without loss today.

6:12 a.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2000 –

10:05 p.m. – I'm satisfied that I can make a contribution to humanity. My life is becoming simpler – there is quite a distance to go.

Not much in the journal. A note on the Steps page. Blue is year two at this point.

 

I need strength & encouragement – I give it to others.

This is what I thought and what I did. Let us continue.

NNC

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