Breathing Under Water - Al-Anon Family Group

PP · ~*Service Worker*~

Breathing Under Water

PP · ~*Service Worker*~

I am finishing an online course titled "Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps" and wanted to share this quote:

"With these twelve important breathing lessons, you now know for yourself that you can breathe, and even under water. Because the breath of God( or your HP) is everywhere."

I love this....

hotrod · ~*Service Worker*~

Thanks Paula

Using the 12 Steps in my daily life, I have found that acceptance is the key. That life on life's term is manageable as long as I remember to breath, trust HP and work all the Steps

grateful2be · ~*Service Worker*~

Loved this quote with you, Paula, and love the reference to HP/the breath of God being everywhere. That's where I think the 12 steps are intended to take us, too. Into the heart of God and out into the world with the Presence of Unconditional Love.

rehprof · ~*Service Worker*~

Thank you!

I think sometimes we expect our lives, in general, to be all wonder and light...and that when things happen that are bad, that we have failed somehow

Yin and Yang are both part of life...and when the underwater stuff happens, and it happens to ALL of us, we can lean on our Alanon skills and HP.

Lovely post.

Jill · ~*Service Worker*~

It IS a lovely post.

It reminds me of a young boy who fell in the ice in the river behind our house when I was 8 years old. He survived because there was a small air pocket under the ice, and he got his nose there until help arrived.

Ever since then, I have calmed myself when I was on the verge of panic by telling myself I just need an air pocket, just enough to survive until help arrives or I can change my situation. I knew it was a higher power thing, that little boy's air pocket. The 12 steps are that for me.

grateful2be · ~*Service Worker*~

biggrin There she goes, walking on air she goes - Mrs. America - as servant with toilet brush in hand. Loved the picture you present of a woman who loves and experiences it, too.

PP · ~*Service Worker*~

Feel more like one of the 7 dwarfs...a persistent "taking one day at a timer" and picking away at my barnacles

grateful2be · ~*Service Worker*~

biggrin Love that metaphor, too.

DavidG · ~*Service Worker*~

PP wrote:
Feel more like one of the 7 dwarfs...a persistent "taking one day at a timer" and picking away at my barnacles

Lol... my favourite was always Pinnochio... a lovely breather, here, on a Sunday morning, to read your postings Paula... smile

Breakingfree · ~*Service Worker*~

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing, because I feel like I can finally breath fresh air after doing my first 12 steps and working my recovery program! Love the reminder!

likemyheart · ~*Service Worker*~

I think the reason taking a moment to breathe works is because it kicks your brain back into gear. Crisis, oh no! Brain freeze! what do we do? somebody do something, eek ack erk - breathe, oh yeah, brain needs oxygen to work.

neshema2 · ~*Service Worker*~

PP wrote:
I am finishing an online course titled "Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps" and wanted to share this quote:
"With these twelve important breathing lessons, you now know for yourself that you can breathe, and even under water. Because the breath of God( or your HP) is everywhere."

I love this....

((((Paula)))) yea, I am "stepping it" big time...my crash was large in part to ignoring red flags within me, distracting myself from the discomfort, only to have it come back and bite me in the butt....So now, no more running...now the steps....been working #4 this past few days...Didn't like what I learned but at least its "doable" (changing and improving)

neshema2 · ~*Service Worker*~

PP wrote:
Feel more like one of the 7 dwarfs...a persistent "taking one day at a timer" and picking away at my barnacles

for me, it has to be one barnacle at a time...too many to go full bore....I would need a whole body dermabrasion........good metaphor....exactly one of the thngs I learned about me....."easy does it" and "one barnacle at a time".....

afglin · Senior Member

I ordered the book last night for my Kindle. I started it about an hour ago. I was hoping it was written by an alanon. So far it appears to be written from the AA perspective.

But I do know ...the steps are still the steps. I will enjoy it regardless.
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