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Old 04-16-2008, 07:21 PM   #5 (permalink)
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tay-lyn,
Thanks for sharing. Your post really got my attention, especially this part. I'm in Alanon but the solutions are the same.
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I thought perhaps I should try to understand what others were telling me about there not being a 'stuggle/battle' if you completely surrender.
I'm not so sure that surrender should ever come easy. In war, a conflict always precedes a surrender. Surrendering requires the will to do it, and once it's done the conflict is over.
I like the fire analogy. If I'm not certain before I surrender to the element of fire, laws of gravity or any other thing out of my control; I might, in the back of my mind, for just a minute, believe that can touch fire without being harmed.
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