Post by Caressa2 on May 3, 2004 7:49:14 GMT -5
"There is one thing more than anything else that will defeat us in our recovery; this is an attitude of indifference or intolerance towad spiritual principles."
Basic Text, p. 18
When we first came to NA, many of us had great difficulty accepting the spiritual principles underlyin this program - and for good reason. No matter how we'd tried to contol our addiction, we'd found ourselves powerless. We grew angy and frustrated with anyone who suggesed there was hope for us because we knew better. Spirital ideas may have had some bearing on other people's lives, but not on ours.
Despite our indifference or intolerance toward spiritual principles, we were drawn to Narcootics Anonymous. There, we met other addicts. They'd been where we'd been, powerless and hopeless, eyt they'd found a way not only to stop using but to live and enjoy life clean. They spoke of the spiritual principles that had pointed the way for them tothis new life of recovery. For them, these principles were not just theories but a part of their practical experience. Yes, we had good reason to be skeptical, but these spiritual principles spoken of by other NA members really seemed to work.
Once we admitted this, we didn't necessarily accept every single spiritual idea we heard. But we did start to think that, if these principles had worked for others, just maybe they'd wok for us too. For a beginning, that willingness was enough.
Just for today: Just maybe the spiritual principles I hear spoken of in NA might work for me. I am wiling, at least, to ope my mind to the possibility.
Thought for today: All I heard when I came in was God, and the God of our own understanding. I thought I knew who God was so I thought I knew it all! When I got a year clean and sober I found out I didn't know who God was, and I started a spiritual journey tomake God personal for me. What I hadn't realized it was the spiritual principles not the spiritual teacher that I needed to learn about. It was about honesty, foregiveness, love, compassion, acceptance, caring, willingness, open-mindedness, tolerance and courage that I had to learn about and apply to my life.
Through finding the God of my understanding, I came to realize that I didn't have to do it alone; that I had help and with the Fellowship of the Spirit that I found in the rooms of recovery, I healed one day at a time.
Basic Text, p. 18
When we first came to NA, many of us had great difficulty accepting the spiritual principles underlyin this program - and for good reason. No matter how we'd tried to contol our addiction, we'd found ourselves powerless. We grew angy and frustrated with anyone who suggesed there was hope for us because we knew better. Spirital ideas may have had some bearing on other people's lives, but not on ours.
Despite our indifference or intolerance toward spiritual principles, we were drawn to Narcootics Anonymous. There, we met other addicts. They'd been where we'd been, powerless and hopeless, eyt they'd found a way not only to stop using but to live and enjoy life clean. They spoke of the spiritual principles that had pointed the way for them tothis new life of recovery. For them, these principles were not just theories but a part of their practical experience. Yes, we had good reason to be skeptical, but these spiritual principles spoken of by other NA members really seemed to work.
Once we admitted this, we didn't necessarily accept every single spiritual idea we heard. But we did start to think that, if these principles had worked for others, just maybe they'd wok for us too. For a beginning, that willingness was enough.
Just for today: Just maybe the spiritual principles I hear spoken of in NA might work for me. I am wiling, at least, to ope my mind to the possibility.
Thought for today: All I heard when I came in was God, and the God of our own understanding. I thought I knew who God was so I thought I knew it all! When I got a year clean and sober I found out I didn't know who God was, and I started a spiritual journey tomake God personal for me. What I hadn't realized it was the spiritual principles not the spiritual teacher that I needed to learn about. It was about honesty, foregiveness, love, compassion, acceptance, caring, willingness, open-mindedness, tolerance and courage that I had to learn about and apply to my life.
Through finding the God of my understanding, I came to realize that I didn't have to do it alone; that I had help and with the Fellowship of the Spirit that I found in the rooms of recovery, I healed one day at a time.
. I will be back looking for Lin and others.