The steps, the action I took, and the priniciples I practice have brought me to stability, productivity, faith, and hope. As a part of my service to the fellowship, I secretary meetings, one in particular being on “spirituality”. We examine all kinds of topics relating to our own personal experiences, our hope, and our strength. It’s an amazing gift to lead such meetings. Today, I’m thinking about a topic, and the word “help” comes up; the way I refused it for so many years, thinking it was my “job” to be independent, to manage all the roles I’d assigned myself, and the perfection I’d placed as a way to fail. Then I think, I’ll google and see what comes up. I’m a writer and love words, and will continually resort to etymology for assistance, especially when some words seem so loaded. It helps to get to the root. It might be a good link for your site - to help people understand the root and source of their problems, which is always our thinking, our perception of what’s being given to us to believe; then and only then can we examine our lives and see what story we’ve been writing - and then pain, oh holy pain, it helps us move away from the error. Anyway - I love your site. Thanks for the “help”. And p.s….I finally got that asking for help is the way of strength, not weakness. Most of us think that asking sets up a dependence. Not so - it leads to true independence, for we cannot be expected to handle life all alone. We have others, we have God, or whatever name you assign to that power greater than yourself, your neighbor, your friends, lovers, husbands…well you get it. Ha! Enjoy your day…..
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That rocks, good for you. Although I think it's weird that AA uses religion. I think it would be kind of fun to play a drinking game at Alcoholics Anonymous, lol. Like, 'Every time you mention a god, we're taking a shot.' Hehe. (I'm just kidding, sorry if I offended anyone.)