Never Amazed and Always Grateful
By Darryl Duke. Filed in Other Stuff |Tags: book signings, Darryl Duke, gratefulness, having purpose in life, Spirituality, why i pray in the shower
I’m no longer amazed when I meet people at my book signings who while having different beliefs than me, still like what I have to say and agree it wasn’t simply by coincidence that we met. I am very grateful for meeting these people and enjoy talking with them. It gives my spirit the boost it needs to keep believing the things I do and to continue moving forward on the path I’m creating in life. I’ve been going through some things over the past few months, but I know from previous experience that it has to do with growth. My last book signing showed me once again that there are no coincidences in life and went a long way in reinforcing my beliefs.
Wednesday, July 28th 2010 at 3:40 pm |
I saw you on a Stanton Peele blog and your last post caught my eye.
I’m sober in A.A. and am amazed at how many people are anti and ex- AA.
Me being a bit too analytical, I want to figure out why and to fix A.A., assuming it needs my input.
I do wish we could all get along. But the A.A. they describe is not one that I’ve found. Sure, there’s some whacko stuff in meetings. But so what? Meetings to me are the practice field. My own experience with the steps is what’s real.
I wish others could do a full set of steps before they make judgement. If you have and it didn’t work, fine. But before you bash A.A., at least consider that many have come before you and have found success in the thing. What about them? Are they to … as Darryl askes, “Feel shame for their own recovery?”
Wednesday, July 28th 2010 at 5:07 pm |
Thanks for reading my reply on Peeles blog and for your comment McGowdog. Many people who replied did so to prove a point and this doesn’t help anyone. All of the above is the best answer for anyone when it comes to recovery. In other words try all the different avenues there are in which to stay sober and stick with the one you feel most comfortable with. The staying sober part became easier for me as I went along in my sobriety, but the happiness part which was my real goal, was hard to find for awhile. You can read through my blog to find what I call true happiness and it was AA that helped me get to a point in my life where I was able to find this true happiness on my own. As far as fixing AA, we could start by taking anonymous out of the name. Maybe Alcoholic Awareness would be a better name. I want to start my own meetings called COP, Creating Our Path, for people like me who continued to find even greater confidence and happiness outside of AA. I have to believe this is my purpose in life and all the non coincidences I continue to experience help me believe this even more. Thanks again for your comment it means a lot to me, and I don’t think it was just a coincidence.