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Post by sunflwrs4evr on Jul 25, 2011 9:49:51 GMT -8
Hello everyone....just wanted to post how my weekend was....i took breaks off and on from homework assignments....and went to the gym and took care of me....i met this women there and we talked for almost an hour as we worked out in the water...and of course i went over my 30 minute time...we definitely both felt enlightened by one another....we talked about Saint Katharine Drexall....John Newman....so many spiritual conversations....i was amazed....and then she told me that she was bulimic and anorexia....and i said...i am a compulsive overeater...and then we talked about the 12 step programs...and she said she would go on the web site and go to a meeting....she was even dealing with her parents one day at a time..they werent doing good..and she was taking care of them....all things in common...our conversation was very enlightening....and its true....in order to keep what we have we have to give it away....and then on sunday i went to the gym ...and was teaching myself very slowly and gradual to be a better swimmer....then this man came up to me....and he was pretty much given me lessons....he taught me to go under the water without holding my nose...which was the first time i ever did that...and he was teaching breast strokes and back strokes...it was awesome...to know and believe that there are good people out there....and now i am attracting them to me....and i know that its because i am working very hard on my recovery....Is this also happening to u as well....I believe that God puts people in our life for a reason....season or lifetime......I remember when i would go to the gym say hi occassionally.....and then just be in my own little world....and now its like..i am being very social....and i really lacked in that sense....for ever.....i feel good.....God is good....thank you all for being here for me....I would love to hear how you are attracting good and positive energies in your life.....Sun  |
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Post by Bo on Jul 26, 2011 13:24:36 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing your inspirational encounters. I have the same things happening in my life lately. I have actually prayed for help in different areas of my life (learning a new language, life goals, finances, emotional issues, etc), and I am beginning to see how people are just showing up who have just what I need.
A few times, I have been the one to have exactly what the others needed. It's amazing! I am freely giving (with some discretion) to those who I feel guided to help, and I am quickly without hesitation accepting help from those I feel are coming to help me from a positive place.
I am learning to sit still for a minute before rushing out to help others, and I am also practicing not hesitating to accept, when I feel the Positive Energy of my HP offering me help through others. I am not rushing into everything that appears to be good, only the ones I really feel are positive and from my HP.
Thanks for sharing your experiences, this is really good and True stuff!
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Post by Susan Peabody on Jul 26, 2011 13:35:39 GMT -8
I have heard opposites attract. I have heard like attracts like. Confusing. However, the quality of my friends did change in recovery. I was told in AA to give up my dysfunctional friends (drinking buddies) and to "stick with the winners." I was at some 12-Step meeting every day where there were a lot of wise people. Things die improve. My first boyfriend put me out of the streets, in recovery I dated a doctor once. Still somethings remained the same and it took a long time for me to stop looking for my father in the guys I was attracted to, and to stay away from the "Fonzie" type guy. I still watch The Sons of Anarchy. The producers romantasize the gang like I used to. Anyway, I just want to say that our imago is hard to get over (Harville Hendrix term) but it is progress not perfection. P.S. In hindsight the doctor was not all that better than the others. He was an avoidant. For more about why we are attracted to certain people study the Imago theory by Harville Hendrix. You can google it. It comes from his book, Getting the Love You Want. |
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Post by sunflwrs4evr on Jul 26, 2011 13:48:38 GMT -8
Yes Bo it all makes sense.....its as if my intuitiveness knows it all.....I dont even question it anymore.....i also stand back alittle....and rethink....is this what God wants me to do....and the rest comes naturally....thanks to you as well for sharing...
Butterflygirl ...I will put this book down on my list....yes....i hope for me that ends as well....the looking for my father in the men i was dating and married too.....and now its me...one day at a time...Sun:)
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