Comments on: The Role of Spirituality in Recovery http://www.readingaddiction.com/49/beating-addiction/the-role-of-spirituality-in-recovery Serving your addiction to knowlege Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:55:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nichole http://www.readingaddiction.com/49/beating-addiction/the-role-of-spirituality-in-recovery/comment-page-1#comment-1002 nichole Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:44:05 +0000 http://www.readingaddiction.com/49/beating-addiction/the-role-of-spirituality-in-recovery#comment-1002 I recently came across this link researching a paper. I also am in recovery and know the importance that spirituality has played in my recovery. This was very interesting reading and I enjoyed what I heard others say about the self-centerdness that addiction causes and how true it is that the only way I found out of this was through discovering spirituality and a relationship w/my higher power. thanx for the site. I recently came across this link researching a paper. I also am in recovery and know the importance that spirituality has played in my recovery. This was very interesting reading and I enjoyed what I heard others say about the self-centerdness that addiction causes and how true it is that the only way I found out of this was through discovering spirituality and a relationship w/my higher power. thanx for the site.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.readingaddiction.com/49/beating-addiction/the-role-of-spirituality-in-recovery/comment-page-1#comment-269 Patrick Thu, 29 May 2008 22:51:47 +0000 http://www.readingaddiction.com/49/beating-addiction/the-role-of-spirituality-in-recovery#comment-269 It is interesting that you bring up the "educational variety" of the spiritual experience, Bill. Thank you so much for your comment. I have been pondering this idea for some time now and I'm about to write a post exploring the concept of recovery as a learning experience. This might sound cliche and rather obvious, but so often it is viewed in a different manner than that of learning: such as a spiritual awakening, or as a surrender, or as a leap of faith. Really, a lot of the "program-speak" points to faith and spiritual growth instead of a personal learning process. It is interesting that you bring up the “educational variety” of the spiritual experience, Bill. Thank you so much for your comment.

I have been pondering this idea for some time now and I’m about to write a post exploring the concept of recovery as a learning experience. This might sound cliche and rather obvious, but so often it is viewed in a different manner than that of learning: such as a spiritual awakening, or as a surrender, or as a leap of faith. Really, a lot of the “program-speak” points to faith and spiritual growth instead of a personal learning process.

]]> By: Bill Urell http://www.readingaddiction.com/49/beating-addiction/the-role-of-spirituality-in-recovery/comment-page-1#comment-263 Bill Urell Wed, 28 May 2008 16:30:09 +0000 http://www.readingaddiction.com/49/beating-addiction/the-role-of-spirituality-in-recovery#comment-263 I find it interesting that the authors of AA's Big Book feared they misrepresented the idea of a spiritual experience to be a burning bush, bolt of lightening event. In the appendix 'The Spiritual Experience', they pretty clearly said that it is usually more of the educational variety and is 'the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery. In other words there is no recovery without change. If addiction is about isolation, recovery (spiritualty) is about connection...with self, Higher Power, family and community. Bill I find it interesting that the authors of AA’s Big Book feared they misrepresented the idea of a spiritual experience to be a burning bush, bolt of lightening event.

In the appendix ‘The Spiritual Experience’, they pretty clearly said that it is usually more of the educational variety and is ‘the personality change sufficient to bring about recovery.

In other words there is no recovery without change. If addiction is about isolation, recovery (spiritualty) is about connection…with self, Higher Power, family and community.

Bill

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