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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: January 2010
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Sunday, January 31, 2010. Step 1 Reflections 2010. When I came into AA I thought that I had already done step one. After all I was here wasn't I? I found companionship and support to "put the plug in the jug" from the people in the rooms. I thought that it was just a matter of staying willing. I believe that the "taking" of step...
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: Step 4
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Wednesday, April 14, 2010. 4 Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Alcoholics Anonymous, Pg. 64. The fourth step is the key to unlock the door of denial and to allow me to move out of self-centeredness. This is a blog about one man's experiences in 12 step recovery and the spiritual life. Step Study .org.
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: March 2010
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. The Lord's Prayer for Addicts. This morning this prayer came to mind. I don't mean to suggest a different Lord's prayer and I never use different wording when I say the Lord's prayer but thinking about the meaning of each statement led me to think about this. Our Father who art in Heaven,. Loosely tran...
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: November 2010
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. In our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism which proposes to shield the sick man from temptation is doomed to failure. " Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 101. Then it struck me what a bold statement this was! If we have a legitimate reason for being there.". The only other measure that I use as an add...
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: August 2010
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Monday, August 9, 2010. Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. I tho...
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: A Bold Proposition
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. In our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism which proposes to shield the sick man from temptation is doomed to failure. " Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 101. Then it struck me what a bold statement this was! If we have a legitimate reason for being there.". The only other measure that I use as an add...
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: November 2011
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Friday, November 11, 2011. Why do I need to pray for willingness? So before moving to step 3, I gave up my exertion to find it and just prayed to Him for willingness. Long story short, it worked! I woke up and had a period of spiritual ecstasy (delirum? In which all my objections shifted to connections. Tonight at a meeting we r...
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: November 2009
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Saturday, November 28, 2009. Step 11 Reflection 2009. In the beginning I often did not feel anything out it, understand it, get anything, or do it very well. But, I was beginning and building the practice and got a sense of constructive effort and felt a sense of growth by looking at the cumulative effort. Building a better self.
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: December 2011
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Thursday, December 15, 2011. For a time I continued the daily practices. But, once I began to reap the fruits of recovery, a restored marriage, career, family, hobbies, and all sorts of other personal affairs. My spiritual activities began to drop off. The result was that one day I woke up alone in a hotel amid a rel...I noticed...
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Spiritus Contra Spiritum: October 2009
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His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our. Being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God." - C.G. Jung. Thursday, October 29, 2009. A Hundred Forms of Self. That, we think, is the root of our troubles. Driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity". The thought crossed my mind that drinking or using was the farthest thing from my mind so I am not in any danger right? Back then my problem was that my...
