NEW TO WEBSITE Spiritual question

[Krphs99]

Hello My name is Kevin. I live in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.(right outside Philly). Ive been sober since 11-24-04 and things have been going great. I went into rehab at the age of 23. I then went to a recovery house upon the advice of my counselor. I didnt want to go but i had start listening to other people or i was gonna end up dead. I spent 2 years and almost 10 months in that recovery house in which i went through the ups and downs but really got a good foundation and a somewhat solid network of people in my life. The beauty behing things is i now work at the rehab i attended. Please feel free to email me any questions or concers.

I guess im on here posting to offer help for others and also to draw help from everyone on here. Lately ive been off the spiritual beam. Ive been both hot and cold with doing what i have to do as far as prayer and meditation goes. I believe with all my hear and soul in GOD. I just can seem to keep a consistent pattern lately. Please can someone give me some advice as to how to get more in tune and how to keep the door completely open. I know what i have to do i just really need to hear it from others.
Kevinmryan9@yahoo.com
Kevin

[angussdundee]

Hello Kevin,
I like your enthusiasm. We say in AA that "you have to give it away to get it".
Because it's by reaching out to others with alcohol problems that we constantly remind ourselves who we are, where we came from and where we could be again.
Just be careful not to over reach. Its better to tip toe into the water rather that go diving in doing summer salts, back flips and thrashing around getting all out of steam.
Easy Does It...... Try just doing the simple breast stroke for a while and see what happens... ;)

Anguss.

[samf]

Hi, Kevin!

Welcome.

I need to stay close to my Higher Power so I can be kind of built up and strengthened on the inside. I've learned that, for me, from experience, if I don't do that, things start to go downhill fast. I get exhausted, worn out, start feeling kind of hopeless on the inside, and become no good to myself or others. I absolutely need the sunlight of the spirit, and the nourishment I get from a HP.

I used to rely on alcohol, drugs, other things...but they always let me down.

I learned what helps me to stay close to a Higher Power, just from reaching out and trying things. The difference certain things made inside...the results...are what keep me reaching.

I can't personally do much of anything on my own strength, unaided. My best thinking and actions got me here.

I know, too, that everyone has thier own understanding of a Higher Power...and for me, that shifts and changes and grows. I don't know that I will ever really understand God.

But I am learning sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly to stay plugged in, somehow. That's where the ability to do anything, for me, seems to come from.

My own will and direction gets me into trouble...I'm even slowly learning to ask HP to be the director. Sometimes I forget, and get to relearn, for me.

I remember Bill Wilson said something to the effect of not beating oursleves up...just to resume...it was about prayer, I think...or prayer and meditation.

Hope something is helpful.

Glad you are here.

Sam