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Fri, Nov 5, 2004 04:48:48 AM
spiritual guidance from within
posted: Fri, Nov 5, 2004 04:48:48 AM
i am actually at a loss for words this morning. unlike the past couple of days, this reading does not open many paths for of thought for me. the very concept that i have a source of spiritual guidance within myself is novel but not exactly an earth-shattering revelation.
for some time now i have felt that my HIGHER POWER had a presence in me and was accessible to me when i got of the way. i have often refrained from using this source as i am easily confused and very capable of mistaking my will for that of my HIGHER POWER&rquo;S will. i can easily tell myself that what i am thinking is coming from a source outside of me and act accordingly often with disastrous results. however, now that i am practicing at working the 11th step on a daily basis these moments of self-delusion less frequently but i still need to be vigilant when i believe i am exercising GOD&rquo;S will to ensure that i am not in denial and have not isolated myself from the presence of GOD.
-- DT --
for some time now i have felt that my HIGHER POWER had a presence in me and was accessible to me when i got of the way. i have often refrained from using this source as i am easily confused and very capable of mistaking my will for that of my HIGHER POWER&rquo;S will. i can easily tell myself that what i am thinking is coming from a source outside of me and act accordingly often with disastrous results. however, now that i am practicing at working the 11th step on a daily basis these moments of self-delusion less frequently but i still need to be vigilant when i believe i am exercising GOD&rquo;S will to ensure that i am not in denial and have not isolated myself from the presence of GOD.
-- DT --
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☯ The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao ☯
by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
2) When the mother is found, we know what her children should be.
When one knows that he is his mother's child, and proceeds to guard
(the qualities of) the mother that belong to him, to the end of his
life he will be free from all peril.