I love that. My sponsor told me something similiar when I first started getting clean. She would have enough strength for both of us until I could do it on my own. Burn out rate for sponsors too...lol At least for me.
I am so excited for you. It is so up your alley.
That's the beauty of recovery we don't have to do this alone. Two more working days until vacation, YAY!!!
~Rachel
~Rachel
I am so happy for you that you get this break Rachel...you deserve it. I agree, the beauty of this program is that we don't have to walk alone. Course, you actually have to work at it to reap the benefits.
Where are you going, Rachel? Somewhere relaxing and beautiful, or dangerous and exciting?
A little of both :-) I am just thrilled to not have to travel for work for the next three weeks. I am so ready to decompress.
You could get on a train and come here?
Lol, I think I'd rather fly :-) I love Seattle! That's a good idea.
I have access to a condo in Chelan, we could go there.
I have access to a beach house in Los Angeles, how about here? The weather is kinda cold at night but it's beautiful in the daytime.
Sounds warmer than Chelan right now..I think it was 23 degrees there today. The beach sounds wonderful....but then it would defeat the process of you getting away. I get to get away all the time.
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Isn't that the truth.I set in here yesterday for about 2 hours feeling sorry for myself.As long as my feedback is the only one I'm getting,I'm screwed.
Do something fun Rachel.
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Exactly, Tim. If I isolate and only run things by "me," that is a recipe for disaster. I need to connect with people and raise my consciousness. Meetings help me with that.
~Rachel
You work so hard Rachel.
I think that you are an amazing employee. Anytime you post about work you are so dedicated and committed. I admire that. I bet you hold your own in your chosen field and then some:) I know what it is like to reap the rewards of hard work. This is your time now! Enjoy every moment of it...you have earned it and most certainly deserve it!
Have fun and play safe!
I think that you are an amazing employee. Anytime you post about work you are so dedicated and committed. I admire that. I bet you hold your own in your chosen field and then some:) I know what it is like to reap the rewards of hard work. This is your time now! Enjoy every moment of it...you have earned it and most certainly deserve it!
Have fun and play safe!
Thanks Kee Kee, that's very sweet. Since I started in this new position, I am not as dialed in as I used to be in my old job. It just takes time to learn new customers and a new geography. Thank God for GPS.
~Rachel
~Rachel
I know! GPS...what an amazing invention. You are never alone! LOL...some comfort in that...and yet it is a bit creepy...LOL
I have gotten use to her saying "recalculating." I swear, when I miss a turn, her voice gets more intense. She gets pissed if you don't follow her directions, lol...
Dear Rachel ~
Ah yeah - Step 3 and that prayer does nothing more than broaden our faith - and this is huge for any addict who chooses the 12 step modality of recovery.
I think I've shared a little about step 3 on this board (but am too lazy to go back and search.) Besides, I have to go to work, so thought I would add a little to this thread from a copy and paste of some of my files. ;)
I bet the word CARE is the most-often omitted word in the big book. I hear people in meetings frequently talking about turning their will and their lives over to God. But that's not what it says.
At Step 3, most of us don't know God; I mean, we've been drugging, or drinking, and dying of our addictions, and we haven't spent a whole lot of time developing any kind of a spiritual life. We don't know what would happen if we give our lives over to God's "control."
Would I have to go be a missionary in Africa?
Will I have to sell all my possessions?
Will I have to go to church?
Will I have to become a religious fanatic?
Will I have to go door to door giving Bible studies?
We sure don't want to make any commitments like that. But that's not what the step says. It says "the CARE of God."
Much along the lines of the promises you posted, Rachel, if I give you the keys to my house while Im on vacation, does that mean Ive given you ownership of my house? Of course not. It means I have entrusted my house to you. I have left it in your CARE. I have reason to believe that you will care for it and protect it the best way you know how. Its still my house. My name is still on the deed.
A storeowner hires a manager to make important business decisions and manage the store. The owner entrusts this person with his store because he has reason to believe this person will make the right decisions and cause good things to happen in the store. But the sign outside still bears the store owners name. The owner has simply turned the store over to the CARE of a new manager.
When it comes to my life, well... it's still my life. Im not being asked to give ownership away. Im simply making a decision to hire a new manager when i take step 3.
So how do I know God will care for my life and protect me if I "give Him the keys?" well... all I have to do is look around the rooms of pills anonymous, narcotics anonymous, alcoholics anonymous and listen to the people who say they have 30-days, or 6-months, or 1-year, or 5-years, or 30-years of sobriety. SOMETHING is working for them. If they tell me that God's care has impacted their lives in a positive way, then perhaps I can have reason to believe that God's care can impact my life, too.
And so then the question becomes, "HOW do I turn my will and my life over to the care of God as I understand Him?"
And the answer is, by taking steps 4 through 12.
I hope this has helped someone here today.
Safely in God's care, and thanks for letting me share.
Namaste'
Sammy
Ah yeah - Step 3 and that prayer does nothing more than broaden our faith - and this is huge for any addict who chooses the 12 step modality of recovery.
I think I've shared a little about step 3 on this board (but am too lazy to go back and search.) Besides, I have to go to work, so thought I would add a little to this thread from a copy and paste of some of my files. ;)
I bet the word CARE is the most-often omitted word in the big book. I hear people in meetings frequently talking about turning their will and their lives over to God. But that's not what it says.
At Step 3, most of us don't know God; I mean, we've been drugging, or drinking, and dying of our addictions, and we haven't spent a whole lot of time developing any kind of a spiritual life. We don't know what would happen if we give our lives over to God's "control."
Would I have to go be a missionary in Africa?
Will I have to sell all my possessions?
Will I have to go to church?
Will I have to become a religious fanatic?
Will I have to go door to door giving Bible studies?
We sure don't want to make any commitments like that. But that's not what the step says. It says "the CARE of God."
Much along the lines of the promises you posted, Rachel, if I give you the keys to my house while Im on vacation, does that mean Ive given you ownership of my house? Of course not. It means I have entrusted my house to you. I have left it in your CARE. I have reason to believe that you will care for it and protect it the best way you know how. Its still my house. My name is still on the deed.
A storeowner hires a manager to make important business decisions and manage the store. The owner entrusts this person with his store because he has reason to believe this person will make the right decisions and cause good things to happen in the store. But the sign outside still bears the store owners name. The owner has simply turned the store over to the CARE of a new manager.
When it comes to my life, well... it's still my life. Im not being asked to give ownership away. Im simply making a decision to hire a new manager when i take step 3.
So how do I know God will care for my life and protect me if I "give Him the keys?" well... all I have to do is look around the rooms of pills anonymous, narcotics anonymous, alcoholics anonymous and listen to the people who say they have 30-days, or 6-months, or 1-year, or 5-years, or 30-years of sobriety. SOMETHING is working for them. If they tell me that God's care has impacted their lives in a positive way, then perhaps I can have reason to believe that God's care can impact my life, too.
And so then the question becomes, "HOW do I turn my will and my life over to the care of God as I understand Him?"
And the answer is, by taking steps 4 through 12.
I hope this has helped someone here today.
Safely in God's care, and thanks for letting me share.
Namaste'
Sammy
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I LOVE THAT...........I'm stealing it and printing it now.Lately,I've fired the new manager and need to call him back.
Thank You Sammy.....That's incredible insight.
It's your first day of vacation Rachel...what are you going to do? Sleep and be lazy I hope. You work way too hard. How was your meeting last night?
