my mornin daily spiritual readins, prayer, and meditation, help to guide my day. i may focus on a specific character, spiritual principle, shortcomin, behavior, or just plain ol surrender, acceptance, or tolerance. which ev it is i may try to heal from or toward, i always just remain present and let my HP provide the...
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as ive listened to and watched others, and even more specifically, through my own personal experience, ive learned i cannot ever treat prayer or meditation with disdain or neglect, out of prejudice, self-will, hatred, or self-righteousness, thinkin i know best. to ignore prayer and meditation disrespectfully, only sets myself up for failure. understandin the quality...
the only thing that keeps me from any spiritual connection, spiritual awareness, or communication with my HP is my self-will, ego, and sense of exaggerated pride. i aint tryna say i know better than my HP, coz past, honest and accurate as possible personal moral inventory, has proved how such a cavalier mentality can be...
the practice of recovery, especially step 11, provides me with a sense of humility which opens me to a spiritual relationship with my HP. with the integrity ive developed i can live toward a life that doesnt require me to seek material, financial, or any other acceptance, which when rejected by the world, causes me...
my sponsor suggested early in my recovery that i start my day with a time of prayer and meditation for this very reason, a daily reprieve. he indicated by doin this simple act, maintainin my spiritual condition on a daily basis, i would begin the process of cleanin up the wreckage of my past and...
the analogy of physical vital sustenance like air, food, or sunshine, suggests the use of daily prayer is just as important for a healthy life; i could not agree more today. my days of sufferin are over so long as i continue the design for livin recovery lays out. the nefarious life alcoholism begs me...
walkin into my day after my mornin time of prayer and meditation is always filled with hope and confidence. i get to use the intuitive voice of reason and wholesome inspiration to go about my day knowin if i make myself available to the world around me, i will be livin as my HP guides...
my ability to look outward comes with a practice in humility. havin been through the 12 steps many times, ive seen how, and when, my self-will has caused me problems i didnt need. when those times have come, identifyin why they are affectin me, makin me full of fear, full of self-pity, or full of...
i spend time each mornin readin spiritual/inspirational readins, prayin, and meditatin. in my prayer i ask my HP to help me live as an example of what, and who, a person practicin recoverys spiritual principles may behave as, act like, and speak like, pertainin to what ive read. from all of this combined, over the...
my ability to grow in spiritual awareness and develop a reliance upon the guidance of my HP gives me the courage to accept my humanness. with a sense of humility, i can release the self-will to partake in self-pity and fearful self-loathin. i become able to see the world around me as an adventurous and...