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findingout · 06-16-2005, 05:54 AM

Millwallj,

Thought provoking as always. For me, the program boils down to "We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection." I was not perfect, I am not perfect, and I will never be perfect, although when I die I will be as perfect as I will ever get in this world.

I believe each of us in the program, and outside of the program for that matter, is a unique human being with the intelligence and creativity to interpret our own experiences and our own life in a positive fashion given the right framework. We are not saints, but we are also not sheep. At the same time, at a more fundamental level, as humans we are all the same regardless of our personal experiences. For me the higher power, no matter what name we give it or what attributes we attach to it, shows itself most plainly in the things we share in common not in the things that make us unique.

I think that it is through the common bonds, the mutual experiences, and the shared hopes and dreams that we learn to celebrate the uniqueness in ourselves and in others. We know what we know, and I know what I know, but I need to know what you know, you know?

One Love, One Heart, Jah Bless
Tony

06-16-2005, 05:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
findingout Not the center of the Universe Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Orchard Lake, Michigan Posts: 909	Millwallj, Thought provoking as always. For me, the program boils down to "We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection." I was not perfect, I am not perfect, and I will never be perfect, although when I die I will be as perfect as I will ever get in this world. I believe each of us in the program, and outside of the program for that matter, is a unique human being with the intelligence and creativity to interpret our own experiences and our own life in a positive fashion given the right framework. We are not saints, but we are also not sheep. At the same time, at a more fundamental level, as humans we are all the same regardless of our personal experiences. For me the higher power, no matter what name we give it or what attributes we attach to it, shows itself most plainly in the things we share in common not in the things that make us unique. I think that it is through the common bonds, the mutual experiences, and the shared hopes and dreams that we learn to celebrate the uniqueness in ourselves and in others. We know what we know, and I know what I know, but I need to know what you know, you know? One Love, One Heart, Jah Bless Tony __________________ Yes, I am an alcoholic. But that's not all that I am...