“Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear.
“Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities.”
Monday Night AV – Topic: Step 10 study notes from Alcoholics Victorious, 9/13/2021.
I attended a Christ-centered recovery group at New Heights Church in Vancouver, WA. Everyone had an opportunity to share and I talked about the two statements above. Prior to the meeting starting, I had a brief conversation with another attendee about ‘meditation in motion’. I was wearing my 528 hz tshirt and a gentleman asked me if I meditate. I didn’t understand his question at first, until he pointed out my shirt. I told him that I do, and I try to live with the idea of meditation in motion.
Meditation in motion is part Zen and part martial arts practice. The idea is to be in a state of meditation as we move through life or apply martial arts techniques. It’s a state of mind in which you’re so relaxed and connected with the energy forces of the world that you’re in a perpetual state of meditation.
I mentioned the conversation and applied it to the second quote, “Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities.” I shared that this is what I try to do in thought, word, and deed. It’s part of my spiritual practice to apply God’s love in all that I do. Of course, I’m challenged by it because I specifically struggle with selfishness and fear: selfish with my time and wanting to do things my way, and fear of the unknown and doing things I’m not familiar with.
Living out God’s will into all our activities takes practice. It’s a holistic practice in which we align our entire being (mind, body, spirit) with the Holy Spirit (the love of God). There are so many layers that we must breakthrough to achieve this high level of action. It can literally take decades to learn how to align our being with God’s will.
I also acknowledged that I noticed on the sign-in sheet a column for ‘Sober date’ and I saw someone had been sober since 1984. That person has been sober for 37 years, and I just celebrated my 20th year. It reminded me that I still have a lot to do with my recovery; more to learn, more to do to help others struggling with addiction and looking for a way out.
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