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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
You are reading from the book Today's Gift
A tree grown in a cave does not bear fruit.
—Kahlil Gibran
A tree planted in a cave would soon be stopped short in its growth. There would be no room for it to grow tall or blossom. It would only grow so far and then would grow no bigger.
Fear can be like a cave. We sometimes become fearful for the same reason we might enter a cave, looking for protection. But fear protects us from the new ideas and behavior we need in order to grow. Fear can keep us huddling inside it, watching life's opportunities pass by. When fear threatens to enclose us, we can take a deep breath and begin to do what we are afraid of doing. The cave will fade away as we step out into the sun, fresh air, and storms that are a part of growing.
What fear can I overcome today?
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Fear can keep us paralyzed and paranoid, and a whole lot more, when we allow it to isolate us from doing what we need to do to move forward. Recovery bring about a lot of decision making, and it is advised not to make any major ones in your first year of recovery.
That first year for me was spent building up faith in my God and faith in the program. The program allowed me to go any where and it helped me to decide whether I was going to trust it or go back to my old way of life. My past was riddled with fear, it was fear based, and there was no way I wanted to go back there.
Through my God, which I found in the program, I was able to trust and get to know me. As I have said many times, and I learned it my first year of recovery, and it is just as affective in today, 22 years later. This is a one day at a time program.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...ctive-disorder
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...n/con-20021047
Not sure I don't have this myself. It was very enlightening.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...s/con-20021047