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neshema2


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Step 3 progress update

Its kinda nice to sit, breathe, meditate , first give thanks to HP for what IS correct in my life and to petition not just for me but for all who are struggling w/something...be it health, finances, family stuff, whatever, pain is pain and the steady  "drip" i was getting was beginning to feel like a danged hammer

I really felt i was being "harrassed" by forces unseen and also by just living in LIFE>...

so far, my health insurance is settled w/a savings of a LOT , i just pay co-pay and its done...still have to check to make sure my health club membership is intact.....

home/auto ins. settled at a savings of nearly $300 which was really needed.....

steady work of step 3 , practicing it will show me that  its ok, I am at times not enough....i have , in this universe, someone who is more powerful....now i don't even PRETEND to tell you how Creator works, but I have seen stuff happen that i KNOW is no accident...no coincidence.....nothing to do with my pushing and shoving and forcing the outcome......stuff that was supposed to take up to 14 business days, i got my money in 3 days....

I think being willing to embrace my HP whom i happen to call Creator... as I understand it has been enough to cleanse my energy....

 

I know I did a post referencing who my HP was....In NO way was i "excluding" any other beliefs.....i think as long as i am working my program,  doing what is honest, right and true,  i am on ONE of the many roads to Creator.....I think Creator wants me to surrender to the power most high, and it doesn't matter what i call it, how i approach it as long as I approach adn accept my powerlessness and that I am not enough a lot of times and that the only things i can change are me.....the other stuff, outside of my realm, i do step 3 on........scared?? u bet....but I am willing....

To not be in control 100% of the time is probably the biggest challenge to me......i had to "know whats goin on" all the time....i lived in a world so UNpredictable,  i crave predictable now and that is not possible with the ever changing life i live in so its  make peace with it and roll with the flow or keep fighting and struggling and i have decided to work the step 7 on the latter.....to dump any illusions that i can control another person,  or control a place or thing/situation

getting so sick w/my ptsd last tuesday was a wake up call for me.....my body was tellilng me to LISTEN.....it was telling me that i can't tolerate, physically,  emotional and mental stresses anymore.....my body has become  "burned out" from too many decades of hardship and stress and now its time to LET ALL THAT GO....FIND a way to let it go....or be sick.....

so heavy work on the 1st 3 steps

and its OK to start over and over and over until i die....my life is a series of chaptures where I am back at square 1  (steps 1,2,3)  on yet another issue, i have to reconcile with......

I want to give gratitude for the out pouring of love and encouragement from you folks whom i have befriended and become sisters and brothers in recovery

I am just a teeny piece of this big network of the universe....but i try to do my little part....

I listen to all takes, esh, beliefs and think on each and every thing told to me....and i take what i can and leave the rest......I have my beliefs, takes, but in NO way do i think  one size fits all re: step 3.....i listen to ANY one sincere enough to give me ES&H and I have embraced many ideas that maybe back when i was so closed minded and bitter may have "passed on"  just bc they were different......Now I like my "stew" with a lot of seasoning......we ALL have a lot to teach and learn.....I just want to be a part of it anyway, I can

my inbox here is just chuck full of loving notes that make my heart melt w/gratitude and humility that so many people care about me, that  is still kinda new to me......and i LOVE IT

I love this board....I love all of us working our own particular ways to learn a better way of life

many thanks for listening....

Your prayers and those of my family and long term friends are WORKING......

the S prayer has become a new friend of mine......thanking Creator for even the littlest things.....and when i petition for a need or want,  i always say  "thank you"  and affirm that I only want my blessings that are mine by divine right  (good health, abundance, love and self expression)  and i ask never to take from another creature in pursuing happiness for me

Thanks for listening

AND., how are you call dealing with step 3???   I am the weirdo....step 4 was "fun one"  bc i finally got to know me....step 3 was the scariest one,  lol...go figure...i was always "kinda different"

I would love to hear some shares on how are ya doing with step 3

PEACE and blessings to all

 

 



 



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-- Edited by hotrod on Monday 4th of November 2013 02:41:17 PM

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aww for me step 3 is about building the foundation for step 7. And for me its about the slogan 'Let go and let God'.

Getting through the middle steps should be easy with the help of our higher power of choice...

...it seems there was a conscience issue raised here last week, over your posting, Rose.

Ok I am supposed to be recovering in Alanon and so it IS your issue with others and not mine! evileye

But if it does become a group issue I am up for it... sometimes we are a bit scared at venturing into the traditions... but there are any number of seasoned members here-

I think, done well, it could be fruitful!

Cheers mate!

DavidG.



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Hi Neshema

There are a number of posts on the Step work Board on Step 3  Here is the link

http://stepwork.activeboard.com/t55294399/step-3-alanon/

We are now working on Step 4



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Dear Betty

I will just read the step board...could not get to post no matter what i did...entered my name and PW and no go....started a new name and no go....it kept saying  "enter url for home page or leave it blank" i left it blank and it kept saying that

its ok...I'll just read and absorb......instead of being frustrated, I will just turn it over and let go



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Sorry about that Neshema

   I know we must re-register on that Board if we are to post  Not sure what happened 

Glad you could at least read so ESHsmile.



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