By Bill Pittman
From the creation: "To develop into the individual we will be able to develop into, we needs to drop the rock - all of the greedy and maintaining to previous styles of habit, the suggestions and emotions which are damaging to our growth in restoration. members in 12 Step courses quickly become aware of that there's extra occupied with restoration than giving up the habit, compulsion, or dependency. The 6th and 7th Steps support us permit cross of self-defeating behaviors equivalent to resentment, worry, self-pity, intolerance, and anger. This e-book is helping members comprehend why they carry directly to the perceived convenience in their damaging behaviors and descriptions the willingness had to quit defects that maintain humans "stuck" in restoration. those steps are vital in altering attitudes to allow recuperating people, with humility as a consultant, to maneuver out from themselves and towards others.
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More, more, and Page 14 more; or less, less, and less. Deprivation and over-consumption are flip sides of the same coin. The point of recovery is finding the balance. <><><><><><><><><><><><> Finding balance incorporates the awareness gained in Steps Four and Five with the action (the behavior changes and prayer) gained in Steps Six and Seven. Like the pendulum, we do swing from one extreme of behavior to another, yet those points of extreme slowly become less far apart. We change. Like in the First Step, finding balance involves admitting (accepting as true and valid to our selves) that past attempts to meet our needs have failed.
I realized that perhaps I had been paying lip service to the Sixth Step. Compared to most of the other Steps, the Sixth appeared simple. I believed this, because no overt action seemed required. There is none of the dramatic confrontation that exists when we do the Ninth Step, nor is there the feeling of accomplishment that comes with the Twelfth. The Sixth is not dramatic. There are no enthusiastic witnesses to rush up and shake one's hand. It's a rather solitary affair and hence seems simple.
Meditation is mostly about listening. Although not much is said in the Big Book or the Twelve and Twelve about how to meditate, we are instructed to practice and become intuitive to the presence of God. We practice meditation as a discipline in our own way until we have made it a regular part of our routine. Some members benefit by reading books which are available about meditation and its methods. Others have attended classes at their local community college, yoga center, or church. Like prayer and other positive disciplines in recovery, the benefits of meditation only become apparent through practice.