Spiritual Condition! - Page 2 of 4 - What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our "spiritual condition".

January 31, 2012 In Recovery By Spiritual

Fellowship of the Spirit

What a wonderful gift it is to be in recovery. To see people, to hear them, to love them and to let them love you. Its just a wonderful feeling. I just spent the evening with my AA sponsor, my sober brothers and sisters, and my extended sober family. My grand-sponsor was there too. It was "awesome". If you are new or still struggling...

October 23, 2011 In Recovery By Spiritual

The sweet taste of Surrender

We hear the word Surrender in recovery all the time, but what is it really like? what does it look like? How does it taste? and how does it really feel? I recently had a new surrender experience, and will try to describe it, it was very hard to take and felt like I will die before I took the action, however once I did take...

June 2, 2011 In Recovery By Spiritual

Lack of power, that was our dilemma

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous says on page 45 that "lack of power, that was our dilemma" for me that means that the reason I couldn't stop what I was doing was not lack of wisdom or lack of knowledge, (nor was it a lack of morals as the book mentions in another place "some of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore") so...

March 1, 2011 In 12 Steps, Recovery By Spiritual

It works!

If you are trying to change and stop certain behaviors in your life, it would help to know how to do it. Since 1935 millions of people have had success in changing their life for the better by practicing the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous in their life on a daily basis. Some people at the same time have spent thousands of dollars on therapy sessions without...

December 8, 2010 In Recovery By Spiritual

Do I Live to Work, or Work to Live?

As you can probably tell, I haven't posted in a while, the reason being mostly me being busy and overwhelmed at work with the "holiday" season. This morning as I am riding the subway to work it dawned on me to reflect a bit on what's been happening and how being ovehwelmed with work is affecting my spirituality and my spiritual condition. Its painful to...

October 31, 2010 In 12 Steps, Recovery, Story By Spiritual

Spiritual Awakening

Spiritual Awakenings are not always what we think they might be or this great "Ahaa" moment. Sometimes a spiritual awakening can take shape or form in a mini awareness or awakening. Two days ago I had such an experience, I felt "stuck" for the last few months in my recovery, but I didn't know what I needed to do, or how to proceed, when I spoke...