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Post by denverdignity on Jul 25, 2015 20:45:24 GMT -8
Any suggestions? I want to work on feeling closer to god/higher power or spirituality. I feel I need to begin this step as it has felt absent and I have felt presence in the past but have not recently. Maybe because I ignored signs for so long?
Please feel free to give me ideas suggestions..
I do find yoga and mediation help and sometimes walking in nature or being in nature or going to church but want to improve in that area... |
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Post by loveellen on Jul 25, 2015 21:13:02 GMT -8
relate to you a lot... same feelings..
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Post by loveellen on Jul 25, 2015 21:16:57 GMT -8
i think have lots of hurt and shame inside, cnanot resolve it.
so when pray and meditaion, you will find the way to peace and resoluton..
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Post by leahb on Jul 25, 2015 21:50:01 GMT -8
Hi Ladies, I find it helpful to consistently remind myself of the following when having a negative emotion/thought/experience: 1) I am always being cared for at all time by my HP. 2) Understand that all the things happening in my life-good and bad-are all happening to grow me up. Make me a better version of the person I was yesterday. 3) I have limitless access to inner peace at all times-I just have to tap into that part of my body 4) I am loved by my HP. Unconditionally. Sometimes what I do is look at the beauty all around me and remind myself-"one day, this ____ (light, street corner, building, shoe, etc.) was just a thought in someone's mind and now it's a reality that I can appreciate and look upon". And in nature, I love looking at the magic that's around us and realize how lucky we are that we live on a planet that provides us with everything we could ever need. I hope this helps  |
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Post by moonlitvein on Jul 26, 2015 4:49:37 GMT -8
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Post by loveellen on Jul 26, 2015 8:35:50 GMT -8
thank you very much for this book !!!!! |
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Post by Susan Peabody on Jul 26, 2015 12:53:49 GMT -8
![]() I have found Imaging very very helpful for myself to get in touch with a spiritual power. Imaging is a combination of prayer & meditation whereby you visualise whatever positive element you wish to & keep practising it on a daily basis. Try to get Norman Vincent Peale's book. It is about imaging. He was a preacher at Church, practised imaging & the power of prayer.
First notation I can find is in the Bible. See image below.
So positive thinking was about making money in the 1700's.
Then the traveling hypnotists said it will heal sickness. 1800's
Then Mary Baker Eddy said it will cure illness. Christian Science.
Then it became a Christian ideology. Norman Vincent Peale.
Then it became a self-help philosophy, see Dianetics.
Then The Course in Miracles, 1970's
Don't Forget, "The Secret" see Oprah.
Mariann Williamson, Letting Go of Fear.
Then is became Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [CBT] as described in "Feeling Good" by David Burns.
Old idea, repackaged every twenty years.
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Post by Susan Peabody on Jul 26, 2015 14:44:34 GMT -8
i think have lots of hurt and shame inside, cnanot resolve it. .. Loveellen: I have sent you a personal message. Go to your profile and retrieve it please. Thanks and have a good day.  |
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Post by moonlitvein on Jul 26, 2015 22:23:29 GMT -8
Dear Susan
Thanks for this information.
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Post by abetterlife on Jul 27, 2015 8:55:42 GMT -8
denverdignityI recently discussed this with my therapist who has a strong relationship with her HP. She said a good starting point would be when sitting in nature, look at everything around you in awe. And when you feel those connections say out loud, "Thank you God, this is beautiful".
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Post by denverdignity on Jul 31, 2015 12:21:47 GMT -8
I actually read where love abides! I enjoyed it! and thanks for all of the posts and help..I feel I am getting closer and am going to take a look at the forum on spirituality!
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Post by Sobriety on Oct 24, 2015 19:55:48 GMT -8
Any suggestions? I want to work on feeling closer to god/higher power or spirituality. Sometimes walking in nature or being in nature Hey denverdignity, Hope you are well! I am in a similar situation. I have tried few things which does make me feel positive. Walking in nature or being in nature is amazing. Personally, Rain,water,ocean and chirping birds calms my senses and takes me to another experience outside of me (spirituality for me) so I transfered some music from youtube onto my phone which I hear when I wake up and going to sleep. Sharing some with you, hope you will like them. 1. Sound of rain and bamboo flute (my favourite) 2. Sound of ocean waves 3. Sound of chirping birds Love and compassion, Sobriety |
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Post by leahb on Oct 25, 2015 4:04:50 GMT -8
Thanks Sobriety for this posting. It looks like I may need to try some of these too!
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Post by denverdignity on Oct 25, 2015 9:24:19 GMT -8
Thanks Sobriety for this, it is so helpful I am going to listen now, I do love nature and feel closest to a HP in nature even on the ski lift sometimes haha! I love soothings sounds of nature, ocean is a particular favorite:) Thanks again for the links!
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Post by denverdignity on Oct 25, 2015 9:25:35 GMT -8
aromatherapy with essential oils is particularly helpful to me with meditation and music on the links you sent. I used to have a diffuser that would spray out essential oils it was amazing.
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Post by leahb on Oct 25, 2015 9:54:07 GMT -8
I've got my diffuser going right now! LOL!
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Post by Susan Peabody on Oct 25, 2015 11:14:03 GMT -8
I had my spiritual awakening in early 1983. It was so beautiful that I wanted more. Soon after a book came to me entitled "Celebration of Discipline." It was about keeping spirituality fresh once you have your epiphany. I created this list from the ideas I learned in this book. I added a few of my own.
Celebration of Discipline
12 Steps to a Stronger Spiritual Life
Susan Peabody, 1983
1. Meditation
Get quiet and listen to God through your feelings and intuition.
2. Prayer
Talk to God (out loud or in your head) as if you were talking to a close, personal friend.
3. Humility
God is a higher power. You are a lesser power. You know this. You are humbled by it.
4. Study
Read, write, learn, listen.
5. Simplicity
Slow down. Experience and appreciate the simple things in life—nature, music, friends.
6. Solitude
Take some time to be alone and listen to your own inner music. Putter around your nest.
7. Submission
Surrender everything to God—as you understand God.
8. Service
Reach out to people in need and give of yourself and your resources.
9. Confession
Find someone you can trust and confide your deepest, darkest secrets to them.
Release the shame.
10. Worship
Be in awe of your Higher Power. Bow your head—metaphorically or literally.
Be thankful for the grace that has been freely given to you.
11. Celebration
Be grateful! Raise your hands in joy and celebration. Sing, dance and be merry.
12. Guidance
Work with a mentor who is in constant contact with God.
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Post by Susan Peabody on Oct 25, 2015 11:34:49 GMT -8
My feelings about spirituality keep evolving. In 1982 I started as an agnostic. Then I read that "Ignorance is contempt prior to investigation," [Herbert Spenser] and "The Chapter to the Agnostic," in the AA book Alcoholics Anonymous. I began to slowly change my mind about God.
Years later I worked with a professor of theology who asked me about my spiritual awakening because he had studied religion and never had one. My pastor also said he envied me for the same reason. So I believe our spiritual awakening is a gift. We get a visitation at least once and all we have to do is move forward [see Celebration of Discipline].
I did prepare for my spiritual awakening as I explain in my first book. The most important thing was being open minded and praying for the gift---like a child waiting for Christmas.
The New Testament says: "Unless you become like a child you will never enter the kingdom of God." So let your inner child pray for you.
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Then move on to Step 3: Put ye first the kingdom of God and all else will come to you." [New Testament]
P.S. I love to quote Biblical wisdom, but I do not take the Bible literally. The New Testament was organized by an council of men, and the gnostic texts about the power of the feminine were hidden away until we found them back in the 1940's. See the gospel of Thomas and Mary Magdalene from the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Post by leahb on Oct 25, 2015 13:55:51 GMT -8
 A diffuser is a device that you put water in and a few drops of essential oils and it acts as a vapourizor/humidifier. So, you end up with a beautiful smell of essential oils in a room. Above there's a pic |
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Post by CodepNomore on Nov 15, 2015 0:50:36 GMT -8
Good question...
For me, it is a personal relationship with God. First, I surrendered to him, acknowledging him as my Lord and Savior. Then I pray and read the Bible, listening to preachings, attending fellowship service, etc.
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