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...without the spiritual connection offered by the program, my greatest need in recovery goes unmet, regardless of how successful i may be.
success versus spiritual connection, can i really be successful without a spiritual connection? well i may accumulate a few toys and have a swelling bank account, but without a spiritual connection, i will never accumulate enough. what i have learned from my experience that accumulating material wealth can affect almost like the siren song of using. i have been down that road a couple of times along the path of my recovery and have in fact replaced my concept of a loving HIGHER POWER on the altar of getting and using more money. and you know what i got, more money, more material things and the desire to get more at any cost.
our literature speaks to replacing one substance for another and money and drugs are not quite the same thing, but both allow me to change the way i feel and both rob me of the spiritual gifts that i have accumulated over time.
that does not mean i have to become a hermit and take a vow of poverty in order to recover, BUT i need to keep my focus on what is really important in my life today, and that is MY RECOVERY!
being financially successful and growing my recovery are not mutually exclusive goals, i just need to work at balancing the two. yes i can succeed in both the material and spiritual planes. our literature reminds me that what i put in front of my recovery is subject to being lost, so just for today i will work on being a success, in my recovery first and let my financial success come as it will. after all i am being given everything i NEED!

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