When All Else Fails, We Throw Our Hands Up and … – Step 5

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“Deciding to live life on life’s terms is an endearing soul task. The immanent endearment reflects our acceptance of who we are while honoring the immensity of fate.” Paul Dunion, Huff Post Contributor Author and Psychological Healer

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Provide an example or two on how you cope with “life on life’s terms”,  lately.

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Have you ever asked for help when things got too hard?

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Everyday People – Arrested Development (8:35) at Sunset Junction – 2009

Living Life on Life’s Terms (2:45)

Relax Zen Garden Buddhist Meditation (7:09)

Analysis: The Surrender of Control

Chaos often forces us to let go. The Big Book invites us to seek divine guidance. We ask a Higher Power to direct our thoughts. Wrong motives cloud our inner vision. Clear thinking elevates our entire life. Surrender replaces confusion with profound peace.

Life on life terms once felt impossible. The Basic Text exposes our deep inability to manage existence. We struggled to enjoy simple daily moments. Todd “Speech” Thomas mirrors this raw human plea for escape. He asks a sacred plan to heal his pain. Prayer bridges the gap between fear and grace.

Wellbriety wisdom echoes this vital truth. “Prayer anchors our spirit to the Creator” (White Bison, 2002, p. 44). Mahatma Gandhi similarly embraced deep spiritual communion (Gandhi, 1927). He believed daily prayer sustained his active soul. We find true strength through quiet surrender. Each honest prayer restores our inner balance.

References

Gandhi, M. K. (1927). An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth. Navajivan Publishing House.

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

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Traducción al Español

Citas, Títulos y Referencias

CUANDO TODO LO DEMÁS FALLA, LEVANTAMOS LAS MANOS Y… – PASO 5

ORA –

“Antes de comenzar, le pedimos a Dios [o a nuestro HP] que dirija nuestro pensamiento.” “Nuestra vida de pensamiento se colocará en un plano mucho más alto cuando nuestro pensamiento sea limpiado de motivos erróneos.” (El Libro Grande, p. 86)

VIVIR LA “VIDA EN LOS TÉRMINOS DE LA VIDA” –

“Antes de venir a la Hermandad… no pudimos manejar nuestras propias vidas. No pudimos vivir y disfrutar la vida como lo hace la gente.” “Parecíamos ser incapaces de enfrentar la vida en sus propios términos.” (El Texto Básico, p. 13)

TODD “SPEECH” THOMAS –

“Llévame a otro lugar, llévame a otra tierra, hazme olvidar todo lo que me duele, déjame entender tu plan.”

Todd “Speech” Thomas (1968 – )

Análisis

El caos a menudo nos obliga a soltar el control. El Libro Grande nos invita a buscar guía divina. Le pedimos a un Poder Superior que dirija nuestros pensamientos. Los motivos erróneos nublan nuestra visión interior. El pensamiento claro eleva toda nuestra vida. La rendición reemplaza la confusión con una paz profunda.

La vida en los términos de la vida una vez pareció imposible. El Texto Básico expone nuestra profunda incapacidad para manejar la existencia. Luchábamos por disfrutar los momentos cotidianos sencillos. Todd “Speech” Thomas refleja este ruego humano crudo de escapar. Él pide un plan sagrado para sanar su dolor. La oración puentea la brega entre el miedo y la gracia.

La sabiduría de Wellbriety hace eco de esta verdad vital. “Y la oración ancla nuestro espíritu al Creador” (White Bison, 2002, p. 44). Mahatma Gandhi abrazó de manera similar la comunión espiritual profunda (Gandhi, 1927). Él creía que la oración diaria sostenía su alma activa. Encontramos la verdadera fuerza a través de la entrega silenciosa. Cada oración sincera restablece nuestro equilibrio interior.

Pregunta Concluyente

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9 responses to “When All Else Fails, We Throw Our Hands Up and … – Step 5”

  1. Sabrina J Avatar
    Sabrina J

    I ask my Higher Power to grant me the serenity to accept that which is not in my power and the courage to take action on the things that are within my power. This allows me to gracefully accept life on life’s terms.

  2. Mink Avatar
    Mink

    The only reason I’m alive today is because I asked for help when things got hard. When the pain of staying the same outweighed the pain of changing I was able to ask for help and find recovery.

  3. E-Dawg Avatar
    E-Dawg

    One example would be
    The alarm didn’t go off and I know I’m going to be late, instead of flipping out, call the person and Simply tell that them the truth of what happened and that will take the power out of the anxiety and you will get there when you get there….

  4. Elexi W.S.A. Avatar

    My life term right now is that I live with chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and other situations that are debilitating. Although I try to find solutions through them in the now I have to live with the fact that I can’t function exactly on a 8 – 5pm or regular day job basis, but it has taught me a lot of independence in attaining finances also. I think the larger plan is for me to study, and find different ways to acquire finances while getting where I want to get to in a work life

  5. Eli???????????????????? Avatar
    Eli????????????????????

    I’ve been reminding myself to let go often, lately. All I can do is everything I can do. Worrying is not an action.

  6. Sabrina J Avatar
    Sabrina J

    Try to control things. Now that is some addict thinking, and I only know all to well from past experience. I have no control over that which is external. My responsibility is to control how I act and respond to that which is happening. And in taking action, help to influence the next action I have to take. But to control, or exert my will over that which my higher power has set into motion, no that does not happen. It is a peaceful acknowledgement that my job is not to run the universe, rather to be here now and experience life to its fullest.

    Thank you for sharing recovery with me. Grateful.

  7. E-Dawg Avatar
    E-Dawg

    The program teaches me to accept the things I cannot change.
    Focusing on what needs to be changed in my life instead of putting so much on what needs to be changed in the world… and focusing on the bigger plan for me is to let God drive the car life is a long narrow Highway with many twists and turns, so I let him drive I’m along for the ride… the goal is to make it to the Final Destination. I take Jesus by the hand, let the holy spirit guide the way, and God has my back…

  8. Daniel Avatar
    Daniel

    In regards to “living life on life’s terms” for me it gets down to not having control over the people, places, and things in my life. A character defect of mine is that I have a desire to be in control where I try to shape certain aspects of my life and when something does not go the way I intended I become discouraged and shut down. I have to constantly remind myself that my higher power will guide me in the right direction and I have to surrender. Something I continue to work on daily.

  9. Rose Avatar
    Rose

    This can be hard. My instinct is to try and get around “life on life’s terms” moments rather than facing them and working through them directly. But I have to slow down and recognize these moments as opportunities for growth. That it’s OK to push myself outside my comfort zone. If needed I write down what the positive effects – often long term – that will result from really facing an issue. COVID19 has provided plenty of opportunities for facing uncomfortable life events, especially since I am furloughed from my job. But it’s allowed me to find new opportunities to connect with my family and via time for volunteer work, allowed me to find new communities to connect with. Given this is something I was sorely lacking before, this is of great benefit to me!

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