AND THE WHY –
“The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we have set down are guides to progress. We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection.” (The Big Book, p. 60)
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“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God’s business.” – Michael J. Fox (1961 – ) U.S. actor
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HOW have you been Honest or Open-minded or Willing, to be spiritual/loving, lately?
Why –
by Annie Lennox
How many times do I have to try to tell you
That I’m sorry for the things I’ve done
But when I start to try to tell you
That’s when you have to tell me
Hey, this kind of trouble’s only just begun
I tell myself too many times
Why don’t you ever learn to keep your big mouth shut
That’s why it hurts so bad to hear the words
That keep on falling from your mouth
Falling from your mouth
Falling from your mouth
Tell me
Why
Why
I may be mad
May be blind
I may be viciously unkind
But I can still read what you’re thinking
And I’ve heard it said too many times
That you’d be better off
Besides
Why can’t you see this boat is sinking
Let’s go down to the water’s edge
And we can cast away those doubts
Some things are better left unsaid
But they still turn me inside out
Turning inside out turning inside out
Tell me
Why
Tell me
Why
This is the book I never read
These are the words I never said
This is the path I’ll never tread
These are the dreams I’ll dream instead
This is the joy that’s seldom spread
These are the tears
The tears we shed
This is the fear
This is the dread
These are the contents of my head
And these are the years that we have spent
& this is what they represent
And this is how I feel
Do you know how I feel?
‘Cause I don’t think you know how I feel
I don’t think you know what I feel
I don’t think you know what I feel
You don’t know what I feel.
For myself, the question didn’t get me on the side thought “Have I been actually loving or spiritual at all recently?”, the question got me on the word how. See, I believe that we all go through performing some act of love, however, how we do it is not always obvious and can be as simple as saying hello to someone or even sitting in awkward silence with someone because they just need someone there. I realized that while I contemplated on how, the answer stood right in front of me- I have been more tired than usual this week because throughout the entire week, I would stay up late to play video games or talk with friends. I have taken more time out of my relaxing time to be able to hang out with more than one friend group a day because I wanted to be able to let them know that I loved and cared about them. While this act of love may be more on the subtle side, it holds the same value because I know that I am more willing to sacrifice more of my time to be able to be with them.
FEATURED POST FROM THE ZONR VAULT – “Ironically, I work so hard to believe in a Higher Power that I forget is there when I am in need. I forget that my Higher Power speaks through others, speaks at meetings, and when I can be still, speaks in my heart. I do have to keep repeating, “I am not a human being trying to be spiritual; I am a spiritual being learning to be human.” (Margot, 10/10/2012)
Ironically, I work so hard to believe in a Higher Power that I forget is there when I am in need. I forget that my Higher Power speaks through others, speaks at meetings, and when I can be still, speaks in my heart. I do have to keep repeating, “I am not a human being trying to be spiritual; I am a spiritual being learning to be human.”