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Tue, Sep 15, 2009 08:48:02 AM
α i turned to a Higher Power, asking for its care, strength, and direction Ω
posted: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 08:48:02 AM
i surrendered and made way for that Power to begin the process of filling our inner void. so this is one of my favorite readings, even though i truly find that attaching any value judgment on any reading in the fellowship that has given me this new manner of living. be that as it may, that is a topic that i can get on a soapbox about and never get back to the topic at hand -- allowing myself to be filled with the LOVE of a POWER GREATER than me, and then learning how to give that love away.
if one would have asked, way back in those bleak days of my early actual recovery, i would have said this whole void inside gig was a trip that the ignorant, superstitious, peasants that were in the program cooked up to keep anyone from questioning the premise of whether or not this was a spiritual or mundane manifestation. well these days i is one of those -- yes you read that correctly, i am one of those superstitious, ignorant peasants that i looked down upon way back when, i wholeheartedly accept that this is a spiritual problem, that my addiction need to be treated on a physical, emotional and a spiritual level, and that without outside intervention i am doomed to the inertia of getting and finding the ways and means to use more.
i have seen the void, and i have felt the POWER that is filling it day by day, that is when i surrender and allow that to happen.
so enough preaching to the choir. i am a bit frustrated because my computer is acting up and it has been almost a year since my last OS reload. i have a few tricks up my sleeve and will give them a spin. i am also a bit disappointed that the meeting i went to last night seems to be fading out of existence, i am going to commit to my support for the next few weeks to see if i can help it start to grow again. finally, today i get to try and run again, albeit with the dawg and not very quickly. so lots going on and the day is moving forward whether or not i am, so it is off to hit the streets and see if i can get back into the rhythm of my day.
if one would have asked, way back in those bleak days of my early actual recovery, i would have said this whole void inside gig was a trip that the ignorant, superstitious, peasants that were in the program cooked up to keep anyone from questioning the premise of whether or not this was a spiritual or mundane manifestation. well these days i is one of those -- yes you read that correctly, i am one of those superstitious, ignorant peasants that i looked down upon way back when, i wholeheartedly accept that this is a spiritual problem, that my addiction need to be treated on a physical, emotional and a spiritual level, and that without outside intervention i am doomed to the inertia of getting and finding the ways and means to use more.
i have seen the void, and i have felt the POWER that is filling it day by day, that is when i surrender and allow that to happen.
so enough preaching to the choir. i am a bit frustrated because my computer is acting up and it has been almost a year since my last OS reload. i have a few tricks up my sleeve and will give them a spin. i am also a bit disappointed that the meeting i went to last night seems to be fading out of existence, i am going to commit to my support for the next few weeks to see if i can help it start to grow again. finally, today i get to try and run again, albeit with the dawg and not very quickly. so lots going on and the day is moving forward whether or not i am, so it is off to hit the streets and see if i can get back into the rhythm of my day.
∞ DT ∞
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While the author is a member of a 12 Step recovery fellowship, these writings are not intended to endorse or express the published wisdom of any fellowship.
These writings are not meant to be socially or politically correct, and if you take issue with any opinions expressed, please seek the guidance of someone wiser than me.
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 1
2) Therefore the sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found
in the foremost place; he treats his person as if it were foreign
to him, and yet that person is preserved. Is it not because he has
no personal and private ends, that therefore such ends are realised?