I do not mean to offend those who are of different beliefs. Primarily those whose religious persuasion does not recognize Christmas. I value your beliefs and believe them to be just as real to you and your belief’s to be just as relevant and of God as those that choose to recognize Christmas. However I was raised Catholic, and Christmas has always been part of my life. Even though I choose today not to be Catholic or a member of any recognized formal Christian religion. I do choose to celebrate the birth of Jesus. However I do not promote or detract from any religion on this site. I choose here to recognize Christmas. With that said.
Here it is Christmas Eve, one more sleep. Well 2 for me as it early Friday morning as I write this 1:20 A.M... I am becoming quite anxious, and excited to celebrate Christmas. Yes I have found the spirit and Joy. Yet as I anticipate Christmas, I also find myself wanting time to slow, As Christmas eve will pass so fast and then Christmas will be here, and just as quickly it will be over far too soon. The joy and harmony and all that goes with it will all be but a memory. Albeit another cherished one. The build up is long and fraught with anxiety, stress, planning, only to over in a blink of an eye. Or so it feels.
This also sets me to pondering, how strange it seems to me that basically a nation, the nation I call home is basically for all intensive purposes considered a Christian nation. I state this as the government and law of the land has Christmas day legislated as a statutory holiday. However as a Christian nation, based upon the recognized Christian idea that Christ was god and Christmas being the birth of Christ and there by being the most significant day in history, possibly by this religious assumption the most important day in history. Definitely a day that changed the course of history more than any other to date. Yet it is only given one day. Even then some have to work on this day and as such in reality the world does not stop and definitely the search for monetary gain is more pronounced than at any other time of the year. Not to detract from any other religious event for other religions. It would appear that nothing Christmas or any other significant religions holidays are given very much true devotion and reverence, as they are due. However basically no matter the religion involved or aspect. All are just categorized as just another day basically, with some acknowledgement. However when one sits back and studies how many wars and lives lost due to religious conflict and how strenuously would tell you how devout they are and that there way is the only. What reverence is truly given compared to how much time and energy is spent on acquiring possessions and/or money. Just a thought.
Remember God does not create garbage
Real 12 Step Recovery
Real 12 Step Recovery, Getting and Staying Clean and Sober
WELCOME Hi There, this blog will be about what I believe to be REAL RECOVERY not band aids or feel good BS These are the hard cold true facts that I have learned and been taught by OLD TIMERS and People WHO HAVE REMAINED CLEAN and SOBER and "GOT A LIFE".There will be no original thoughts here, Because in essence there are no original thoughts only perhaps originals and/or different ways to present or illustrate old Ideas.Now that this is understood lets get to the heart of the matter. Recovery is not about coddling or enabling. IT IS LIFE CHANGING. PERIOD WELCOME to the hardest thing that you will do in YOUR LIFE. Make no mistake, Real recovery is not EASY, it is simple, very simple, Yet you will make it hard, as all before you have. Also let's get this STRAIGHT right off the top. REAL RECOVERY has nothing to do about ALCOHOL and/or Drugs. IT IS about the way you react to life, your perceptions, and YOUR actions. Alcohol and/or Drugs are just a symptom of YOUR disease. Take notice of the word DISEASE - Which in our case translates to ILL AT EASE or simply not at ease, which is the basic nature of our problem and answer to our solution.Back to why I state that this is the hardest thing you will do. I state this because Real Recovery Will challenge everything you know/believe or really what you think you know, Because you really don't know SHIT or you wouldn't need recovery. It will make you face the truth about your biggest problem YOU and YOUR THINKING. You will face the real you not the one we would like to see with all the justifications and rationalizations just the TRUE YOU.REMEMBER GOD DOES NOT CREATE GARBAGE >>>>>>>> If you have a request or enquiry Please Email me at wiledchild@live.ca I'd like to add one other thing here for all those who read this Blog. It's something that was taught to me That was invaluable to my recovery My Spiritual Advisor Taught me this. Don't believe a word I say , do not take what I say as the truth just because I say it or anybody else, for that matter. Check it out for yourself. Try it on for size. Investigate , find out for YOURSELF only use what you have read or heard as a reference point. Find the truth out for yourself . This way it is your TRUTH not someone else's. You will also not be believing a lie or untruth if you always check things for yourself . Do not believe everything you are told or read without checking it out.
Friday, December 24, 2010
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