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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008- (by Martha)
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I’m really really interested in what sobriety does to one’s spirituality and faith. So, I’m asking anyone who wanders by this blog to take a moment and describe their sober relationship with H.P. and the changes that have come from it. And in the spirit of openness, I’ll go first.
I had no faith at all in H.P. when I got sober. I came to an acknowledgment of God retroactively–by tracing my sober life backwards, seeing all the good changes that had happened in my life (and my head) with God riding shotgun that I’d never been able to pull off on my own. With God as my partner, I’ve been able to keep my temper for the most part, cut off the loop tape of sorrow that used to run almost non-stop in my head, like and trust most people most of the time, not take myself so seriously.
Okay, that’s it for me. So what’s different in your sober life and head from a spiritual point of view?
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I’m not an alcoholic but I learned that even when I’ve been most stressed by someone else’s alcoholism, I’ve been able to talk to my HP and feel comforted. At first, I made the group my HP but have come to realize that there is something more than I can explain–something purely spiritual.
i’m working step two for the 1st time right now. so far, sobriety has forced me to look at pain squarely in the face and say “i can’t do this on my own - i need help and that help has got to be from some THING or some ONE other than myself”. I look more toward the energy - spirit of the Universe and am learning to let things go (not easy!!) and say okay H.P. of my understanding - YOU work it out. I’m learning “it” is “out there” and “within me” - whatever IT (H.P.) is (no name yet :)). I used to think IT was only OUT THERE and not available for me. Sobriety has cleared my mind so I can HEAR more clearly and I THINK He/She/It speaks through other people, through life experiences, through pain, through the birds, through instinct, through the wind.. perhaps?? It’s pretty amazing how it works - hard to put into words actually. I certainly don’t believe in coincidences anymore.
I just wandered onto your blog via another recovery website - it’s beautiful and very inspiring! In recovery I have learned that even if I don’t have faith, or I don’t believe, or I dont intellectually understand my HP - that doesn’t mean I can’t ACT my way until I do. I was at bottom with my alcoholism - suicidal and utterly lost - that I really acted as if because I knew it was the only way to survive. I got on my knees morning and night, said the third step (after I did it) and continually surrendered to a God I didn’t know or understand (yet). Now, years later, I believe in a HP - I have come to love spending quiet morning moments with her, or meditating in the middle of the day, finding my center… I am grateful for this new way of life.
Anyway, just thought I would share. Thank you for your lovely words.
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