Peter M. and Tom N. from Staten Island, NY speaking about the chapter “There is a solution” of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous at the CPH12 v1 conference in Copenhagen, Denmark – November 22nd 2003
Do you believe in God? What about a higher power? If you aren’t a religious person, the idea of a higher power being part of your recovery can make you feel hesitant about moving forward. But the truth is, following a higher power in recovery doesn’t have to be based on traditional or structured religion.
Still, starting a program of recovery can be difficult if you don’t have a firm understanding of what a higher power is. Finding a higher power in recovery takes faith, and having faith in something can take time and patience. Just like going to your first meeting, belief in a higher power is a decision you have to make for yourself.
Tonight, we talk about a Higher Power
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While finding a higher power is your decision,
we’re here to help get the process started.
By learning about the importance of a higher power in recovery, you’ll be more comfortable about taking the next step in your program.
This week’s topic of
Higher Power
was inspired by
Chapter 25 – Love
Of Buddy’s book, Powerless But Not Helpless
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So, here is
Verse 25 – Love
There was “something” containing everything before the world began.
Empty, complete, unchanging, tranquil, formless, ever-giving, and in constant motion, without effort.
This “something” permeates everything, accessible everywhere.
If I were to impose a name,
I would call it the “Dao,” the “Way,” or “Higher Power.”
This Way is functioning everywhere, ever-flowing and always returning.
Man follows Earth, Earth follows the Universe,
the Universe follows the Way.
The Way always follows its nature of Love.
These four are the great ones.
They naturally follow each other in a continual, harmonious dance o
Peter M. and Tom N. from Staten Island, NY speaking about the chapter “Bill’s Story” of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous at the CPH12 v1 conference in Copenhagen, Denmark – November 21st 2003
Alanon Speaker Arbutus O. from Brownwood, TX speaking at “Soberfest” in Urbana, IL – October 14th 1998
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Peter M. and Tom N. from Staten Island, NY speaking about the Foreword and the Doctor’s Opinion of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous at the CPH12 v1 conference in Copenhagen, Denmark – November 21st 2003
One thing that we alcoholics and addicts have in common when starting recovery is that we are afraid of the process. Such fear is nothing to be ashamed of because it is natural. Our brains are hard-wired to become uncomfortable in the face of the unknown. Simply the anticipation of a potentially unpleasant or stressful circumstance causes the brain to go into flight or fight mode. And since fear is always about something that might happen, it is a reaction to an imagined, rather than a real, event.
Tonight, we talk about Fear.
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Fear is always about loss; it is present only when there is desire. Fear arises when there is a conflict between what you want, need or love and what might happen if that want, need, or love is not fulfilled. Addressing fears in recovery is important because fears have the power to derail many of your recovery efforts.
Verse 23 – Living Without Fear
Be like nature: accept what is without fear.
A gale does not last all morning; it is only wind.
A cloudburst does not last all day; it is only rain.
Accept the actions of others just as we accept the actions of nature.
Practice the Way in all your affairs; then you can live without fear.
Do not fear success; then you can thrive in success.
Do not fear failure; then you can thrive in failure.
How is this possible?
By helping someone else overcome their fear.
Tom N. from Staten Island, NY, and David C. answering recovery questions in a Q&A session at the CPH12 v1 recovery conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
People who work good Twelve Step programs have found a spiritual remedy that restores their faith in the universe and all things. They have found peace and reconciliation for their behavior during active addiction, and they have implemented a new system of behaviors and beliefs that seems to address all manner of problems. And whether they realize it or not, they’ve embraced the paradoxes of recovery.
Tonight, we talk about The Paradox of the Program.
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This week, our recovery topic will be “The Paradoxes of Recovery.”
https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/articles/recovery-paradoxes
