Spirituality

In the rooms, when talking with others or reading the literature, there 9is the constant mention of God. You cannot escape it. So does this not tell you something? The point is – That spirituality – The belief in a God is fundamental in this program. You’ll hear people refer to the spiritual part of the program. Well they haven’t completely gotten it yet for there is no spiritual part of the program! It is ALL a spiritual program, from top to bottom. No if’s ands or buts.
However the best part of this, or to say the saving grace. The part that makes it acceptable to all, is 2 (two) parts. 1) You don’t have to be religious or convert to any religion. 2) Is NO one can tell you what Deity to believe in or how to believe; only that you must find a God of YOUR understanding, it is your choice and a very intimate personal thing. However this needs to be done. There are those who claim to be atheists, however even those have found some sort of spiritual path.

This is needed for various reasons. 1- Being that it is a spiritual program based on spiritual principles, 2- to know and have belief in the truth generates a positive power for day to day living. Knowing that you are on the path of right gives the mind, body and soul the strength and courage to go on and face the day, to face adversity, to overcome trial and tribulation. To give joy in a life even when it would otherwise appear gloomy and have thoughts of “what’s the point?” A spiritual path of your own choosing will overcome all and bring joy. After all isn’t that what we have always been chasing-HAPPINESS.
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Do you remember where you came from

The surest way of getting and staying Clean and/or Sober, is to live the 12 step program. There is only one tried and true way to learn what the 12 step program is and how to live it. That is to do the steps, Read the literature, go to meetings and stick with the winners. Your foundation must be based on the steps and the principles contained within. What part of your chosen fellowship is in your life? Is it just one part of your activities and a small one at that? Do you go to meetings now and then, sometimes not at all? Do you think of your 12 step program only occasionally? Do you mention it to those who would benefit from it? Remember that those who go to 3 or more meetings a week have a 60% better chance of staying clean and sober. Where would your life be today if not for the 12 step program? Do you show your gratitude?
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Clarification

Hi, I just want to clarify something from the previous post about “doing what’s right and Doing what’s right in front of you”. This is perhaps one of the greatest pieces of life skill you can master. However to master this, will not come overnight. However this is not the point of this post. It would seem that for some reason addicts/alcoholics come into this fellowship and whether they get into the program or not, they hear some of these tools. Then they start to apply them and then some problem or issue comes up and they start berating the program and/or the fellowship. They start saying things like “this stuff doesn’t work” or it’s a scam or a cult. They say these things out of frustration and/or anger. For some strange reason they had believed that when they came in and started to apply these tools and way of life, that everything that people were saying about how their life would get better and they’d have a life that they’d never imagined, would magically start happening immediately. The cold hard facts are- it takes time to change the course your life has been on for, how long? Year’s decades. Turning this around is not going to happen overnight. It takes hard work, self examination, changing the way you act, speak, react your thinking patterns. It is definitely not going to suddenly make your life like a fairy tale and you go off and “Happily ever after”. Shit still happens, by the way shit happens is totally wrong,. The real term is Life Happens. These tools and way of life will eliminate some of the predicaments that your previous lifestyle created. They will also keep you from making “mountains out of mole hills”. They will also keep you from making an issue or life problem 10 to 100 times worse. This is an inside job. Only you can make your life better, all we can do is show you what we had to do, learn. And point you to the path we took. We can hold your hand, listen, and share however you must do your own work to get the rewards.
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Deepak Chopra "The Wonder of You"

Living life

Life is a journey, there are ups and downs. The key to serenity is to keep these levels from becoming too extreme. One of the tools for this is acceptance. Another is realizing there are “No Ordinary Moments” which I’ve talked about. However one of the keys to this is what today’s topic is about.

“Do What’s Right and Do What’s Right in front of you. This is basically a twofold statement. Let’s start with—Doing What’s Right in Front of you; Sounds Simple right! However the idea is very simple however total understanding of this is a little more complex or shall we say in depth. The basic concept is taking care of what is presented to you right at this moment, which entails living in the moment, being present in the now. Giving yourself fully to what is happening right now, living your life to the fullest is being present for all of its amazing moments. Giving it you’re all when this is done, you will be amazed at how full your life really is.

Now back to the beginning part of the statement “Do What’s Right” Also Very simple right! Then why do I even have to mention it? Why? Because let’s face it you are an alcoholic and/or an addict, and as such we are masters of avoiding consequences to our action if we can, or avoiding being confronted for o behaviours. We constantly look for the easy way. So it this being the case it is no stretch that we might conceivably lie to avoid such, or find a way to manoeuvre are way out. However Let me tell you right here and now Karma is REAL, and all these things you think you’ve avoided will sooner or later come back to bite you in the butt, Make NO mistake this is FACT. One way or another. It may be just that little nagging in the back of your being psyche that you’re not good enough or you don’t deserve such and such. Or it could be just a white lie you told to a wife, girlfriend, friend, parent child , sibling, whoever, and the truth comes out and you get confronted or maybe not even confronted you get that look, you know the one. Now you’ve just damaged a relationship to what extent will vary however to that person you just lost a level of trust, a level of ethical standing, no matter how little of a lie it may have been. And the bigger the issue the bigger the problem, multiplied by the loss of stature, trust, you no longer appear as a person of honesty or integrity that is all gone. Plus now you face the consequences, and loose all credibility that you might have built. No Matter all the good things you’ve done in between, they are all in question now.
What I’m trying to get across to you, is we all know the difference between right and wrong. We don’t need, 10 commandments, a bill of rights, none of us needs any of these so called guides or laws because if you truly get honest with yourself and look deep within, YOU know right from wrong. It’s just having the courage to do the right thing, because especially in today’s world it takes courage and integrity to do the right thing. However it’s like the old commercial “you can pay me now or you can pay me later” make no mistake you will pay, however if you pay later there will be plenty of interest to pay as well, possibly more than it would have ever thought possible, there also could cost others around you dearly as well people you really care about. So do yourself a favour, take the easy way out pay now. When you do what’s right it may seem hard or rough in the moment, but in all reality it is the easy way and again you will guaranteed have a wonderful life. Beyond your imaginings.

Remember God does not make Garbage