FAITH DRAWN FROM THE LIGHT OF ANOTHER – “We admit that our lives have been unmanageable, but sometimes we have a problem admitting our need for help. Our own self-will leads to many problems in our recovery.” “Just for today I will have faith in someone in NA who believes in me … .” (The Basic Text. p. 93) on the Sun
“The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.”
– Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1872) U.S. poet / novelist
What is this “Light” that today’s Zonr Pod refers to and how does it rise like the Sun in your life, lately?
We Break The Dawn – Michelle Williams (3:00)
Thoreau Brief Bio (1:42)
Morning Star Meditation w/ Native American Woodland Flute (4:14)
The Sun and The Wind :
To see which was the stronger, the sun and the wind challenged each other to strip the clothes from the first passerby.
The wind puffed with all the air in its lungs. But the more it blew the more the man drew his clothes tight around him and feeling a bit cold he even pulled on a cloak.
The sun didn’t do anything so strenuous. All it did was shine. And gradually the man grew hotter and hotter until he took off all his clothes to go for a swim.
This just goes to show that gentle persuasion is more effective than violence.
I find it hard to ask people for help. Sometimes you have to humble yourself and just do it. this is something I need to work on
The light for me is often that which I initially choose to ignore, or the darkness of my own anxiety and fears.
I am learning that there is much that I do not see if I have faith in the spiritual principles I have been a learning my life seems to go much more smoothly.
(10 mins)
I was standing in line at a doughnut shop and an Old E. toting burly guy started calling someone he did not like a racial epithet. Being the only person in the shop who vaguely fit this horrible racial reference I began to feel my blood begin to boil. Yet still there was a part of me that saw the 16oz in the paper bag and identified. Seeing humanity, even at its worst, and still realizing there is some kinship there, is a blessing I hope to hold and build onto.
Yesterday was such a day of revelation! It began with the quotation about results, moved to a planning meeting that invited Higher Power into the room, and ended with a meeting about how Higher Power answers our prayers. I know I often stumble in the dark even with the bright light of day shining on me. I pray for my Higher Power’s will; I pray I learn to feel the sun warm upon me; I pray thy will, not mine, be done. I am loved. I am safe. I surrender.