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From: [email protected]
Category: Category 1
Date: 27 May 1999
Time: 00:23:25
Remote Name: ip114.atlanta14.ga.pub-ip.psi.net
Dearest Nicole,
Thank you for your loving sincerity. I know it is hard right now. "Letting go" is how we handle things we are powerless over. I just want to add that it works because it is done in a special case situation. Within the context of NA recovery, NA suggested 'letting go' in the same way a person over the cliff is first placed in a strong harness attached to a rope or cable in the hands of loving caring people who are going to pull them up off the cliff are told, "Let Go!" They don't want to tear you hands off from hanging onto the bush when they haul your ass up! Letting go is very necessary but there have to be people, and in our case, a Loving God in place first.
Traditions teach us to avoid affiliating with any outside issue, however benign or supportive. There is a lot of energy attached to recovery from addiction. Other forces set in quickly: who gets the credit, who is in charge. Out loving caring Fellowship can become a personal battleground! Stay centered on your own recovery. Tell those close to you that it is going to be alright. Stay focused on your recovery. Find things you can do to help. Sit and listen to someone who is hurting, let them know someone cares about them. The energy it takes to stay focused in difficult times it exactly what we are talking about with sprituality.
I am hurrying right now from one tedious detail to the next until I can jump into a car and come see you guys.
In Loving Service,
Bo S.