tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post4754708465549635393..comments2024-01-13T01:45:45.724+00:00Comments on Recovery Archive: What you resist persists: 'We have ceased fighting anything or anyone' p84An Irish Friend of Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-35857464872124927692011-07-20T22:58:28.589+01:002011-07-20T22:58:28.589+01:00Letting go of the attachment is simply identifying...Letting go of the attachment is simply identifying it and then watching it float past. Like nodding to someone you sort of know instead of stopping and talking to them. By denying the feeling importance, it diminishes.<br />Anyway, that's my take. Great detailed post.Sober in 100 Dayshttp://soberin100days.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-62392733981016581102011-07-18T14:02:20.113+01:002011-07-18T14:02:20.113+01:00Yes Anonymous, thats exactly what Adyashanti says ...Yes Anonymous, thats exactly what Adyashanti says in his meditation Cd called True Meditation that I have.. it's a great one for getting out of the ring.<br />:)<br /><br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/True-Meditation-Adyashanti/dp/1591794617/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310994100&sr=8-1An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-68635736786003266872011-07-18T13:55:50.843+01:002011-07-18T13:55:50.843+01:00"allowing everything to be as it is""allowing everything to be as it is"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-88862100337879057552011-07-07T09:12:40.169+01:002011-07-07T09:12:40.169+01:00Ah I see NOS. Does this help?
Doing this oes not ...Ah I see NOS. Does this help?<br /><br />Doing this oes not imply permission to 'act out' or 'indulge in destructive behaviors' or heedlessness. This is about an internal attitude toward things, not so much what you 'do'. <br /><br />So you might still practice what AA calls 'restraint of tongue and pen', but your attitude to the destructive behavior has changed from one f disgust and self hatred to one of welcoming and acceptance. The war is over so to speak. in the mind and heart anyway. But an abiding knowledge of what the 'next right thing' to DO remains. We can follow that path from a place of surrender instead of from a place of loathing and disgust, or even just a mild hatred of the behavior we dislike so much.<br /><br />Dunno if that helps ?..An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-87310780948296230402011-07-06T13:25:48.438+01:002011-07-06T13:25:48.438+01:00Interestingly, I went to a meeting last night on S...Interestingly, I went to a meeting last night on Step Seven. Not a coincidence after a weekend in which I had a lot of judging thoughts about others, the person that I walk in with was dealing with her favorite brother being taken off life support and dying at any moment. I felt a spiritual rush as I felt humility again. I knew that I had pushed God away with my ego. I too will invite the wolf to my door, recognize it, and pray for my Higher Power to tame it a bit.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-82649271048906239862011-07-06T00:24:52.970+01:002011-07-06T00:24:52.970+01:00I must admit, this concept is a little hard for me...I must admit, this concept is a little hard for me to grasp. "What you resist, persists." But I feel like if I DON'T resist my eating disorder it will persist. And I assume the same thing is true of alcoholism (although I wouldn't know). Maybe I'm just not getting it? Could you clarify what this means?<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Wishing you well,<br />NOSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-76841385829761200052011-07-05T21:52:10.292+01:002011-07-05T21:52:10.292+01:00I completely identify Grace :) Drama really makes ...I completely identify Grace :) Drama really makes us feel like we are the centre of the world, doesn't it :) and oh so important. I know ! exactly what you mean..An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-31436452839281548662011-07-05T19:40:38.324+01:002011-07-05T19:40:38.324+01:00I read for the first time your paragraph about wha...I read for the first time your paragraph about what you believe. It sums up most of my own thoughts perfectly. We want to complicate everything it makes us feel important. Peace is simple no resistance to anything. Accepting that life consist of mostly simple acts not splashy moments of stardom was hard for me. I couldn't accept the peaceful moment right now I had to be running towards something better. Today I am free to choose what is before me. Thanks for the reminder.Grace-WorkinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386539822343069884noreply@blogger.com