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Posted On 04/09/2007 14:55:42 by reocery4les
It has occured to me how easy my mind forgets the most basic and simple concepts in the program of recovery.  It is like my mind knows what to do but heart just will not listen and take heed to what my head and mouth are saying. Letting go of anything is difficult for me.  Accepting that everything is the way it is for a purpose..not my purpose..but my Higher Power's purpose. These are the simple things I learned and accepted early in sobriety.  I have found that some people, places, things and situations are easily handed over to my HP and others have "claw marks all over them". ( The concept is simple in theory but I am having difficulty with REALITY, at this point...)  I believe that acceptance is a process ..just like recovery.  I am somewhere in the middle of the process...the process of letting go.

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From: Maggie
04/24/2007 15:31:39
The enemy that lied to us and lured us into our living hell of addictions wants to win us back. He will use any deception he can to decieve us into abandoning our relationship with our Higher Power. He will plant seeds of doubt, he will reach out and grab what  you have let go and ask you if you are sure, he will call on old patterns of behavior and faulty reasoning,  distort truths, make distractions, and make all kinds of noise so that you cannot hear that still small voice that is guiding you through. HOLD ON to what you now know is the truth let that continue to guide you as a beacon as you hold on and let your Higher power pull you out of the whirlpool that may be threatening to suck you under. Review, reflect, Believe


From: melanierae3
04/09/2007 16:52:42

I relate to what you are saying.  Acceptance and letting go are the most difficult things.  To live our lives in the way we know we need to, we have to practice these principles as best we can even though they are sometimes difficult.  And we always do our best.  I find myself in the middle also.  I can accept, I can understand, and I know I need to let go.  The problem is that even though I can do that, it doesn’t mean that in the outcome I won’t feel pain in my heart.  Is it the acceptance and letting go that is difficult, or the fear of what will be felt in the heart that makes it so difficult?  For me it’s the latter.  My head tells my what needs to be done on the purposeful side, my heart feels the pain of doing so.  As there was pain in our drunkenness, there is also pain in sobriety.  We need to follow what we have learned, practiced, and prayed for.  I try to remember that as difficult and confusing as sobriety can sometimes be, we are all blessed to be able to feel again.   

From: jd
04/09/2007 16:14:59

Pray for the willingness to let go.  And maybe one day you'll be ready to let go.  Just knowing that you 'should' let go is a beginning.  It is easier said than done.  Simple concept, yes, but not easy to act on. 

I don't know if this will help you or not, but I pray to have my thoughts, words and actions form to His will a lot.  My will is just waiting to take over any minute.  I'm retraining my thoughts and actions w/ a lot of prayer and practice.

Keep trying and praying.  Things will come.  :)

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