Why I Pray In The Shower

I read this quote from Herbert Spencer very early on in my sobriety and it helped me be more open-minded when it came to other people’s views and beliefs about things.  I didn’t always agree with what I heard or read and sometimes felt confused and afraid, but eventually being open-minded paved the way to having greater self-confidence, spirituality, and happiness in my life.  I changed the part in the actual quote from man to person because……well I’m open minded and believe that woman are just as important as men.

“There is a principle that is a bar against all information and proof against all arguments, which cannot fail to keep a person in everlasting ignorance.  That principle is contempt prior to investigation.”

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All the “non” coincidences that have happened in my life so far, especially throughout my sobriety, help me believe more than ever that there is  something that will guide us and give us reassurance in life if we search for it.  In my book I wrote how when ever there are unwanted circumstances in my life, I use the tools of prayer, people, and hope to help me get through them.  Recently on a day when my current circumstances were not the best, and my belief in myself and a Creator wasn’t as strong as it usually is,  I once again used these three tools to help me. First I prayed for the guidance and reassurance I needed that day and then went to work feeling a little sad, but trying to believe as hard as I could that I would get what I prayed for.  Only a few hours later Traci showed up and after some small talk, I opened up about my book and my plans to go out and help others.  I also told her how I was feeling and when I no sooner finished telling her this, she looked at me and said she does book reviews and she would be glad to read my book and write a review of it on her blog.  Of course I realized she would need to like it for it to get a good review, but by then I had already developed a strong belief that I wrote a great book and knew she would like it. I truly believe this was just another of the many “non” coincidences that has happened in my life.  I want to thank Traci for her help. I also want to say to those who are currently going through tough times, that there is a reason for everything that happens in our life and even when we’re not sure why we’re going through some of the things we do, if we choose to, we can get through them and come out the other side with a stronger belief in ourselves.  I must add that unwanted circumstance are happening less in my life and this along with the “non” coincidences that continue to happen, make me believe more and more that there is a Creator that gave me the ability to be all right even when things aren’t.

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I wrote a lot about fear in my book,  but I thought I’d share something I read a long time ago in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous that I wish I would have included in my book. It basically suggested that we were afraid we wouldn’t get something we wanted or that we would lose something we already had. I like this because it is a simple reason why some of us can feel fearful in our lives from time to time, especially considering how things seem to be today.  However, there is something else I read a long time ago about fear that I did include in my book, and it has helped me many times in overcoming my fears. “The only thing that I have found that helps me with my fear is faith.” I then added “Faith there is something rather than nothing that created the universe and life for a reason. I call it God. And I pray to it in the shower.” I am beginning to believe more and more that however you choose to define it, faith can help us be less fearful today, and in my experience also be happier in our lives.

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I can understand why some people would doubt there’s a reason for everything, or even if there’s a god of any kind with some of the tragic events happening in the world today. And sometimes I wonder how I can honestly tell people that I believe there is a reason for everything that happens in our lives. I know when something considered good happens it’s easy to say there was a reason for it, but what about when some random tragedy occurs that doesn’t seem to have any meaning to it at all?  I have personally experienced things in my life that while bad at the time, eventually had meaning to them because I grew spiritually and as a person through them. However, I never experienced some of the tragic circumstances that others have which I wrote about in a post called gratefulness. I don’t pretend to be able to fully explain why some people go through the awful things they do, or why there has to be tragedy in the world at all, but I still try to help others believe there’s a reason for everything by reminding them that there are a lot of good things that happen in peoples lives, and the world, and that something good can come about in light of tragic events. I know if my own life has shown me anything, it’s that there is much more to this world than just the “bad things,” and that there surely has to be something that created life and the Universe for a reason.  A creator I call God that I pray to in the shower.

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