Post by lucas on Aug 9, 2015 6:42:52 GMT -8
Hi there fellow travellers,
I read a post somewhere else on the forum where Susan said "Fall in love with God and yourself." This jsut resonates so powerfully with me. In my addiction to my qualifier I was making her my God... I was making her a savior, the cure to all my shame and woundedness... it's a role she could never fulfil, nor would it have been appropriate for her to do so, even if she were somehow capable of it... in recovery I'm trying to strengthen my relationship with God instead... one of the most powerful things about loving god, for me, is that it enables me to live my life from a place of love for all people, from a place of genuine love that is not seeking validation or saving in return... loving God brings me closer to real love, and to being able to love unconditionally, and that, I believe, is where freedom lies..
I'd love to hear anyone else's thoughts and experiences on this...
Much love to all,
Lucas
I read a post somewhere else on the forum where Susan said "Fall in love with God and yourself." This jsut resonates so powerfully with me. In my addiction to my qualifier I was making her my God... I was making her a savior, the cure to all my shame and woundedness... it's a role she could never fulfil, nor would it have been appropriate for her to do so, even if she were somehow capable of it... in recovery I'm trying to strengthen my relationship with God instead... one of the most powerful things about loving god, for me, is that it enables me to live my life from a place of love for all people, from a place of genuine love that is not seeking validation or saving in return... loving God brings me closer to real love, and to being able to love unconditionally, and that, I believe, is where freedom lies..
I'd love to hear anyone else's thoughts and experiences on this...
Much love to all,
Lucas
