We Needn’t Suffer Under the Yoke of Money and the “Quest for Security” Ever Again – Step 4

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“Money has always been a problem for us. We could never find enough to support ourselves and our habits.” (12 & 12, p. 130)

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Which spiritual tools might you use when you feel you don’t have enough money lately?

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When do you feel richest even if you have no money?

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Analysis: Breaking Financial Chains

Money rarely satisfies our deepest spiritual hunger. Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions exposes this painful truth. We chased cash to fill an inner void. Our frantic efforts brought only temporary relief. Recovery teaches us a completely different path. A Higher Power provides true and lasting abundance.

Fear also fuels our desperate hunt for security. Overeaters Anonymous describes our reliance on stronger figures. This misplaced dependency breeds bitter disillusionment and helplessness. B. F. Skinner noted how society shapes fragile minds. We break these old molds through conscious awareness. Inner freedom replaces our frantic worldly attachments.

Carl Jung recognized this vital need for spiritual awakening (Jung, 1933). He believed that material wealth never cures a starving soul. Wellbriety teachings echo this profound wisdom. “True wealth lives within our connection to the Creator” (White Bison, 2002, p. 140). We finally rest in the shelter of grace. Every mindful choice liberates our spirit.

References

Jung, C. G. (1933). Modern Man in Search of a Soul. Harcourt, Brace & World.

White Bison. (2002). The Red Road to Wellbriety. White Bison, Inc.

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Citas, Títulos y Referencias

YA NO TENEMOS QUE SUFRIR BAJO EL YUGO DEL DINERO Y LA “BÚSQUEDA DE SEGURIDAD” NUNCA MÁS – PASO 4

EL DINERO NUNCA LLENARÁ EL VACÍO INTERIOR –

“El dinero siempre ha sido un problema para nosotros. Nunca pudimos encontrar lo suficiente para mantenernos a nosotros mismos y a nuestros hábitos. Trabajamos, robamos, estafamos, mendigamos y nos vendimos; nunca hubo suficiente dinero para llenar el vacío interior. En nuestra recuperación, el dinero a menudo sigue siendo un problema.” (12 y 12, p. 130)

LA “INDEFENSIÓN APRENDIDA” SE PUEDE EVITAR –

“Tampoco la búsqueda de seguridad se expresa siempre en términos de dinero. ¡Con qué frecuencia vemos a un ser humano aterrado decidido a depender completamente de una persona más fuerte para su guía y protección.” “La desilusión y la indefensión son su suerte.” (Overeaters Anonymous, p. 134)

B. F. SKINNER –

“La sociedad ataca temprano, cuando el individuo está indefenso.”

B. F. Skinner (1904 – 1990)

Análisis

El dinero rara vez satisface nuestra hambre espiritual más profunda. Doce Pasos y Doce Tradiciones expone esta dolorosa verdad. Perseguimos el dinero en efectivo para llenar un vacío interior. Nuestros esfuerzos frenéticos trajeron solo un alivio temporal. La recuperación nos enseña un camino completamente diferente. Un Poder Superior proporciona una abundancia verdadera y duradera.

El miedo también alimenta nuestra búsqueda desesperada de seguridad. Overeaters Anonymous describe nuestra dependencia de figuras más fuertes. Esta dependencia mal ubicada engendra una amarga desilusión e indefensión. B. F. Skinner señaló cómo la sociedad da forma a las mentes frágiles. Rompemos estos viejos moldes a través de la conciencia consciente. La libertad interior reemplaza nuestros apegos mundanos frenéticos.

Carl Jung reconoció esta necesidad vital de despertar espiritual (Jung, 1933). Él creía que la riqueza material nunca cura a un alma hambrienta. Las enseñanzas de Wellbriety se hacen eco de esta profunda sabiduría. “La verdadera riqueza vive dentro de nuestra conexión con el Creador” (White Bison, 2002, p. 140). Finalmente descansamos en el refugio de la gracia. Cada elección consciente libera nuestro espíritu.

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Comments

15 responses to “We Needn’t Suffer Under the Yoke of Money and the “Quest for Security” Ever Again – Step 4”

  1. Elexi W.S.A. Avatar

    Sometimes believe it or not I feel rich when I don’t have a lot of cash at times, in spirit I feel I prefer the word ritzie though. If I keep on the right paths keepin’ to refrain as much as possible from those things possibly harmful, I can achieve. A lot of nice things cash can buy can also make someone feel Ritzed out, I’m even thinkin’ about goin’ to the Ritz Carlton in Moon Bay to express this Ritzed behavior I want to choose more, and more. Although right now I don’t have a lot but there’s been assistance here, and there at least for me.

  2. VLeigh Avatar
    VLeigh

    When those around me make me feel loved and appreciated and seen, that is when I feel the richest.

  3. Sabrina J Avatar
    Sabrina J

    Being of service makes me wealthy in spirit, in fellowship, in staying sober and in building unknown potential. These gifts keep my cup filled and I keep it by giving it away.

  4. Eli???????????????????? Avatar
    Eli????????????????????

    Faith. I’ve never been financially stable. But now I believe I’ll be okay, wherever I live and whatever I have.

  5. E-Dawg Avatar
    E-Dawg

    If I don’t make money my master God always fills that void… when I trust God completely and turn everything over to him including my finances like right now for example he somehow finds a way for me to pay rent and to put gas in my truck.. right now everything is Sky High…gas and food have never been so expensive. I’m learning to live below my means and I’m okay with that…

  6. Kevin M Avatar
    Kevin M

    There are many concerns as a young person working today that bear down on me that aren’t proper to this program and the work we do in recovery. There isn’t necessarily a working fix in the program for student loan debt, for instance, and that’s not the design of this program. I appreciate that. However, I’ve come to understand how certain basic precepts in the program might map onto management of life elsewhere outside the rooms. This is a bit the function of the saying to the effect of “you get sober and life begins.” I have a lot of critical anxieties about finances–income/wages, taxes, debt, future prospects and growth in my career, etc. Taking it one day at a time and doing what is manageable, what I can where I can, each day, and checking in with people who are experiencing many of the same problems. These are things that on the one hand keep me grounded, practical, and task-oriented, but also situate me alongside others. I understand how it is together we can forge ahead, despite difficulties that are often outside of our control.

  7. Tony O. Avatar
    Tony O.

    This is a hard one. I pray that i will focus on enjoy the journey.

  8. Simon Yebio Avatar
    Simon Yebio

    Money “the thought ” of it has consumed many days of my life. What a waste. Just a bunch of useless thinking, nothing different from any other head thoughts.

  9. Bohdi Baba Avatar

    If I were truly honest with myself I would be doing a 10th step around money every night. I’ve looked into debtors anonymous and even though I’m fortunate not to have had any debt in a few years I’m not as aware of my spending as I should be.

  10. Jon G. Avatar
    Jon G.

    Wow….this one sure hits home. I always worry about not having enough money. My truth is that so long as I am sober I have people in my life who would never allow me to sleep on the streets or miss a meal. Yet I worry constanty. It is so unproductive and useless yet I cannot seem to shake it.

    Recently, I had less then $50 to my name but I stayed the course and almost out of no where I slew of cases came my way and I was able to pay all my debts, satisfy all of my needs and most of my wants. Even stock-piled some money in case things slowed down. Well now that things have slowed down and money is once again thin I am starting to worry more and more rather than having faith that once again my higher power will provide so long as I stay the course and continue working on my recovery. Even though my higher power has never let me down I keeping telling myself that the streak has to end sometime and this may be that time. As I am typing this comment I cannot almost visualize myself making another comment in a week or so mentioning how once again my higher power came through for me and I worried all for not.

    To be continued……..

    1. Jon G. Avatar
      Jon G.

      Change “can” for “cannot”. A simple typo. Funny, I am so self-centered I actually think people may read my comment and notice the typo. If you are reading this comment but did not notice the typo then you are probably just as self-centered as I am and you were thinking about yourself as you were reading my comment.

  11. Adam Avatar
    Adam

    I think about all the people I know that have less money than I do and I see them laughing all the time. It reminds me that the power to be happy is in our grasp regardless of how much money we have, within reason. Starvation and homelessness due to lack of money is a separate issue not so easily dealt with. For those of us who already have our basic needs met, there are many tools to draw upon to dispatch our greed if we are willing to use them.

  12. Margot E. Avatar
    Margot E.

    I have a terrible relationship with money! Sometimes I abuse it, and sometimes I allow it to dominate me. I believe there is a happy balance somewhere and sometimes I even find that balance – but not on a consistent basis. From reading DA literature I have learned there is only one source for all security – one source – and that is my Higher Power. Do I have sufficient trust to Let Go and Let God? Only when I choose to surrender.

  13. JB jr. Avatar
    JB jr.

    What I keep forgetting is that money is not security.

  14. brita Avatar
    brita

    Yeah but money can be fun! if you knows its proper place & limits.

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