Hi there i just shared in a aa meeting was not shure but i asked my hp to guide me .what you guys told me is what i did that is where i came from what happened and how is it now ,went fine .thanks again for all of your supportand incredible counsel.I really enjoy the interactions here and it is now a source that i need everyday.thanks again biiiiiiig huuuuugs to all God bless............
Hi there i just shared in a aa meeting was not shure but i asked my hp to guide me .what you guys told me is what i did that is where i came from what happened and how is it now ,went fine .thanks again for all of your supportand incredible counsel.I really enjoy the interactions here and it is now a source that i need everyday.thanks again biiiiiiig huuuuugs to all God bless............
Welcome to the "Fellowship of The Spirit"
Bill wrote: Until we talked with complete candor of our inner conflicts, and had listened to someone else do the same, we still didn't belong
Bill knew a thing or two about staying sober and the fellowship of the spirit
SO, I have to ask, was it worth overcoming your fear of public speaking? Were you shaking, couldn't think, paniced, and then once you started rolling before you knew it, it was over and it was like you were in a black out?
Except the difference between this and an alcohol induced blackout, if we get out of our own way God does the driving
Welcome
Very Big stuff
-- Edited by LinBaba on Tuesday 26th of October 2010 02:18:31 PM
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it's not the change that's painful, it's the resistance to change that is painful
Atillio...great work...often times you will not become aware of how you affected the spirit of another alcoholic or addict. Some will come and say thank you and others will quietly change for the better and desire what you have in their own sobriety.
Thanks for working it as suggested. ((((((Big Hug))))))
thank you for your loving support much appreciated , I forgot to mention that after sharing someone came up to mre thanked me and told me he related to the message and asked me if i ever disrespected myself . I told him i had many times but i also told him to come back and let this beautiful program and the people that are in it give him the love and selfrespect he is longing for until he will see it in himself,I thought that was pure aa magic at its best.LOVE YOU ALL GOD BLESS ...............HUUUUUGS
IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONS LINBABA YES TO ALL.what is incredibly true is the blackout feeleing at the end and i must honestky say through out pretty much the whole day yhanks for asking as i felt maybe that was not normal ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONS LINBABA YES TO ALL.what is incredibly true is the blackout feeleing at the end and i must honestky say through out pretty much the whole day yhanks for asking as i felt maybe that was not normal ,,,,,,,,,,,,,
That "blackout" is freedom from the bondage of self
hearing someone's 5th step and giving them mine is the only experience I know more powerful
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hello everybody just got back from work,I feel as though i have a hard time dealing with my job as a manager and my immense urge for recovery,What i mean is how do i deal with wanting a spiritual life and everyday dealing in a working field wich requires most rational decision,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i feel lost on this one any suggestions from you guys and gals would be welcomed love and huuuugs thanks for being here .......
hello everybody just got back from work,I feel as though i have a hard time dealing with my job as a manager and my immense urge for recovery,What i mean is how do i deal with wanting a spiritual life and everyday dealing in a working field wich requires most rational decision,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i feel lost on this one any suggestions from you guys and gals would be welcomed love and huuuugs thanks for being here .......
Personally I read "A Path With Heart" by Jack Kornfield, I had to wade through quite a bit of Dogma, but the book is essentially about integrating a spiritual practice on a day to day basis
He spent years studying Buddhism in The Far East under amazing teachers, really grew, was peaceful, serene, centered, etc then he came back to the US and within a few years was worse off then he had ever been, involved in destructive relationships, unhappy with work, at odds with his family, codependent, just...was ill.
Then he had a realization, anyone can achieve enlightment sitting on a mountaintop, the trick is to choose a spiritual path and learn to utilize it on a day to day basis, to integrate our spiritual life with our daily life, and that is what the book is about
If you get a chance to pop into a Borders or another Bookstore, grab a copy, plop down on a bean bag and read the last few Chapters, "Spiritual Maturity" and "The Great Song", and if those interest you, buy the book
At the end of the day, regardless of the path you take, just remember
"Time takes Time"
We tend to want it all and we want it on our schedule, and that just isn't how that is, the trick ultimately is learning to be happy with what we have, not what we don't have, or what we want, difficult people are lessons, traffic jams teach us patience, disasters are opportunities
We all have the same stuff, usually finance and romance, we just get better at navigating it and appreciating what we do have
Focus on the positive and choose what kind of day you would like to have
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I just want to say thank you LinBaba for taking yhe time to give of your experience and knowledge.I will get to a bookstore and request the book you mentioned.I am from canada so i hope icould get my hands on it.I will keep you posted. I know it will take time,its just that i find it hard to conciliate spiritual and well everything else i guess.Your council my dear friend is precious and soothing.thanks soooo much i will stay in touch,God bless and huge huuugs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
