Relax, it's all in your mind

Old 07-17-2014, 06:07 AM
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Relax, it's all in your mind

Bottom line: Change your mind.

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Old 07-17-2014, 06:15 AM
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thats an odd perspective coming from you..but yeah i agree..especially with the relax part
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Lol, yeah, I find myself actively seeking calm now too
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Old 07-17-2014, 07:31 AM
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All in my mind? Not so much, hahaha.

Seriously, we all don't fit into nice little generalized spaces, and I'm grateful for it. I'm always open-minded to what the other guy may suggest. Still though, being open doesn't mean in agreement with naturally.

I'm all stocked up on self-centeredness.
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All in my mind? Must be a small All.
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Must be a small All.
Lol. Expansion w/o substances possible? Hmm...
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It was the changing part that I hit a snag with.
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Old 07-18-2014, 03:38 AM
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It was the changing part that I hit a snag with.
Join the club. Desperation had to unsnag me. When it really got down to it, I didn't want to die. Now I'm finding I can really live.
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well physical addiction is not all in the mind..but what is the rest of it? if not all in the mind what is it? physical addiction doesn't last very long
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well physical addiction is not all in the mind..but what is the rest of it? if not all in the mind what is it? physical addiction doesn't last very long
A.A. Recovery - The Missing Piece: The Spiritual Malady
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my only theory on that is a think spirituality runs a lot deeper and is larger than addiction...to ask God to help you with you specifically with your drinking is kind of liking asking the president to help you find a job..i do think it's all in our head..the drinking part anyway
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my only theory on that is a think spirituality runs a lot deeper and is larger than addiction...
Your right. Using Spiritual Principles to just get "dry" is like using a Peterbilt Semi-truck to deliver a single pizza. It gets the job done but is a HUGE waste of resources. Sobriety is merely a byproduct of the the real purpose of living a life based on Spiritual Principles. Spirituality is more like an "End of Suffering" program. When I live a Principle driven life, thoughts of drinking never enter my mind in the first place.

I don't need to choose not-drinking one-arduous-day-at-a-time like I did the first dozen or so times I tried to keep myself sober. That required pushing a bolder uphill endlessly, like the Myth of Sisyphus. Technically, I don't need to "choose" anything at all because there is no two choices to start with. Sobriety is simply part of the "Spirituality Equipment Package".
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I now use my spirituality for everything I now do, constantly I believe. No question though, I found it simply for the purpose of saving my life from an alcoholic death. I didn't realize at the time it would create a whole new reality for me, a whole new me, like it has. That spirituality continues to grow and evolve daily.
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