Comments on: THE LIMITS OF SELF-RELIANCE http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance-2-2/ by A.A. Members for A.A. Members Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:22:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance-2-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1787 Robert Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:19:02 +0000 http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance/#comment-1787 I looked like a rasin in a bowl of milk this is not a test!! I won't drink the "kool aid" of self will anymore. Due to alcoholism and all my other "isms", this way had conditioned me into making bad desicions as well as bad habits. Once the obessesion and complusion to use was lifted, I needed to detox from my old lifestlye. I then understood a higher power gave me freedom from those rituals of using. I realize today, I'm living in the golden years. Recovery is absolutely phenomenal when you work for it rather than milk it. I looked like a rasin in a bowl of milk

this is not a test!! I won’t drink the “kool aid” of self will anymore. Due to alcoholism and all my other “isms”, this way had conditioned me into making bad desicions as well as bad habits. Once the obessesion and complusion to use was lifted, I needed to detox from my old lifestlye. I then understood a higher power gave me freedom from those rituals of using. I realize today, I’m living in the golden years. Recovery is absolutely phenomenal when you work for it rather than milk it.

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]]> By: Daniel Kitchen http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance-2-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1786 Daniel Kitchen Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:18:08 +0000 http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance/#comment-1786 Lately I have had some major financial problems and I have really been caught in the fears that come with that. I have put God to the side as I try and make it thru this mess I've made for myself. This reading reminds me that I cannot do this on my own and also be free from these fears that stem from that. Great website here. Lately I have had some major financial problems and I have really been caught in the fears that come with that. I have put God to the side as I try and make it thru this mess I’ve made for myself. This reading reminds me that I cannot do this on my own and also be free from these fears that stem from that. Great website here.

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]]> By: circusref (Bobe) http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance-2-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1785 circusref (Bobe) Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:10:40 +0000 http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance/#comment-1785 Self-reliance. What a deceptive notion. The results of self-reliance are people mentally and emotionally crippled. Self-reliance can't feed you or give you what life needs. Self-reliance puts us at death's doorstep. I was self reliant, especially when I drank. Trying to be self reliant when sober is our insanity. It's more helpful to say that no person is an island. Pretending that we are self-reliant makes it really hard (Impossible) to let go and let god (the power greater than oursleves). It goes against all that I learned and believe to surrender, to grovel, to give up. I will continue to protest turning my fears, hurts, frustrations, etc. to the god of my understanding - until I am more mentally sober! Come as a little child! I want to laugh but instead I cry - help me god. Once I can give my life away, god will restore my life in abundance - joyous and free. I'm working on my own advice. Bobe In search of identity - to be on not to be! Self-reliance. What a deceptive notion. The results of self-reliance are people mentally and emotionally crippled. Self-reliance can’t feed you or give you what life needs. Self-reliance puts us at death’s doorstep.

I was self reliant, especially when I drank. Trying to be self reliant when sober is our insanity. It’s more helpful to say that no person is an island.

Pretending that we are self-reliant makes it really hard (Impossible) to let go and let god (the power greater than oursleves).

It goes against all that I learned and believe to surrender, to grovel, to give up. I will continue to protest turning my fears, hurts, frustrations, etc. to the god of my understanding – until I am more mentally sober!

Come as a little child! I want to laugh but instead I cry – help me god.

Once I can give my life away, god will restore my life in abundance – joyous and free.

I’m working on my own advice. Bobe
In search of identity – to be on not to be!

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]]> By: Alcomum http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance-2-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 Alcomum Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:17:27 +0000 http://www.daily-reflections.com/2010/02/11/the-limits-of-self-reliance/#comment-1783 I always try to keep in my head that when I'm agitated or doubtful (both fear based) I should take pause and ask. And it frequently falls back out of my head again! Leaving me to rely on myself, which never works. But I pray every day for God to remind me. Pause. Ask. Everything else will just have to wait. I always try to keep in my head that when I’m agitated or doubtful (both fear based) I should take pause and ask. And it frequently falls back out of my head again! Leaving me to rely on myself, which never works. But I pray every day for God to remind me. Pause. Ask. Everything else will just have to wait.

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