Comments on: Surrender, Powerlessness, and Other Bad Words http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/ Spirituality Applied to Life Fri, 16 May 2008 02:53:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Robert Morgen http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-71893 Thu, 01 May 2008 21:02:38 +0000 http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-71893 GREAT JOB! It can be hard to balance total responsibility with surrender and letting go. Good explanation! :) GREAT JOB!

It can be hard to balance total responsibility with surrender and letting go. Good explanation! :)

]]> by: Nneka http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-71004 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:58:34 +0000 http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-71004 Hi Patricia, we all have a drug of choice. Once I stopped eating food for comfort, I turned to work, then I was a maniacal, raving bitch (to put it mildly). It was only when I was willing to face the demons that I was able to give up the cover ups. They weren't even that bad. They just wanted to be heard. Once heard, they cleared the way for my true self to be revealed. Life is quite a journey! Hi Patricia, we all have a drug of choice. Once I stopped eating food for comfort, I turned to work, then I was a maniacal, raving bitch (to put it mildly). It was only when I was willing to face the demons that I was able to give up the cover ups. They weren’t even that bad. They just wanted to be heard. Once heard, they cleared the way for my true self to be revealed.

Life is quite a journey!

]]> by: Sunday Reading 27 April 2008 http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-70912 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:43:39 +0000 http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-70912 [...] Nnkeka in Surrender, Powerlessness, and Other Bad Words [...] […] Nnkeka in Surrender, Powerlessness, and Other Bad Words […]

]]> by: Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-70705 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:04:58 +0000 http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-70705 Nneka, you explained the concept of powerless quite well. I had 8 years in Al-Anon and Adult Children of Alcholics when I quit going to meetings so that I had more time to live what I had learned. I recently started attending Al-Anon meetings again with a friend of mine who wanted the support of going to these meetings. I am glad that I started back. I am seeing what I learned and how I put it into practice in my life. I have written a few articles about Al-Anon recently. I remember reacting to the word "powerlessness" in the beginning. The only thing that kept me going back to meetings was the fact that my life was so out of control at the time. I had tried everything that I could think of and my life just wasn't working. I recently told my new Al-Anon group that Adult Children of Alcoholics meetings saved my life back then and Al-Anon saved my marriage all because they helped me see who I was. In many ways, in my life and especially in my marriage, I had become the alcoholic with his crazy behaviors. I didn't drink so how was that possible? I did what I had learned. I reacted with fear and controlling behaviors in my life and marriage. My husband was so easy going, that I just rolled right over him and did everything my way. I was so full of fear and rage that I didn't see what I was doing. I knew I was unhappy and getting more so every day. With the help of Al-Anon and ACA, I learned new ways of acting and was able to stop reacting out of fear and rage. Glad you are back. Nneka, you explained the concept of powerless quite well. I had 8 years in Al-Anon and Adult Children of Alcholics when I quit going to meetings so that I had more time to live what I had learned. I recently started attending Al-Anon meetings again with a friend of mine who wanted the support of going to these meetings. I am glad that I started back. I am seeing what I learned and how I put it into practice in my life. I have written a few articles about Al-Anon recently.

I remember reacting to the word “powerlessness” in the beginning. The only thing that kept me going back to meetings was the fact that my life was so out of control at the time. I had tried everything that I could think of and my life just wasn’t working. I recently told my new Al-Anon group that Adult Children of Alcoholics meetings saved my life back then and Al-Anon saved my marriage all because they helped me see who I was.

In many ways, in my life and especially in my marriage, I had become the alcoholic with his crazy behaviors. I didn’t drink so how was that possible? I did what I had learned. I reacted with fear and controlling behaviors in my life and marriage. My husband was so easy going, that I just rolled right over him and did everything my way. I was so full of fear and rage that I didn’t see what I was doing. I knew I was unhappy and getting more so every day. With the help of Al-Anon and ACA, I learned new ways of acting and was able to stop reacting out of fear and rage. Glad you are back.

]]> by: Nneka http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-70265 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:43:14 +0000 http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/298-surrender-powerlessness-and-other-bad-words/#comment-70265 Wow Liz! That's a much better approach. Thanks for taking the time to leave some information for everyone. In Spirit, Nneka Wow Liz! That’s a much better approach.

Thanks for taking the time to leave some information for everyone.

In Spirit,
Nneka

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