tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post8319907396313871837..comments2023-09-22T08:12:25.535-04:00Comments on THE PRIVILEGED ADDICT : Frothy Emotional AppealCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04183269305957041463noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-87036152906687968942017-04-21T13:35:31.301-04:002017-04-21T13:35:31.301-04:00I simply am in sync with all your posts....being r...I simply am in sync with all your posts....being recovered and restored to sanity puts me on the same wave length as others that are there too. Sometimes that puts me out there where others will shun or belittle me for a lack of understandind and/or insight, which is just a fancy way to say, a lack of experience. A question came up regarding "Are we deserving of sobriety, given the facts that most of our pasts are peppered with less than moral behaviors.....I had to quickly reply with a firm..HELL YES I AM DESERVING, I HAVE WORKED MY BUT OFF FOR THIS GIFT....I would like to hear some of your experience on this subject CharlieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543093145853672512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-25146865439411288272015-09-30T14:06:32.980-04:002015-09-30T14:06:32.980-04:00I think that most alcoholics are not morally chall...I think that most alcoholics are not morally challenged in some way -- I think they are more likely to hold themselves to a higher standard. One thing about AA and group therapy is that it lets them see themselves from the point of view of other people. I don't know how many times I've told someone, "if your child did the thing you are talking about, would you hate your child?" And yet they hate themselves for it. The change required is partly to do what that the inner voice tells us is the right thing to do, but it is also partly to know when to tell the inner voice to shut up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-73597317901040156692015-03-01T19:36:59.026-05:002015-03-01T19:36:59.026-05:00My thoughts on this are that it's part of our ...My thoughts on this are that it's part of our human nature to have a tendency for addictive behavior. I think everyone is an addict by nature. Each person chooses the object(s) of his/her addiction(s). If I choose God, I've made the only beneficial choice. If I choose any other thing to be addicted to, it is unhealthy and will cause problems. So it's easy to see why the world is such a negative place when there is only one healthy choice and an infinite number of unhealthy choices. Many people choose unhealthy addictions, and I have been no exception. Although I love God and choose God, I oftentimes will fail at consistency and steadfastness in this choice. I become confused and think I can choose God AND other things too. So we have to be careful about the level of attention we give to any other thing. Never should our attention to other things, other than God, ever rise to the level of worship. Addiction is really worshipping an unhealthy choice other than God. We need to be careful with our worship and how much we rely on other things and people other than God. A good spiritual practice may be to practice, in a period of time, just relying on God alone. Fasting is such an effective spiritual practice, as it allows for a singular focus, contemplation, commitment, and worship of God. We can fast from any thing we choose. Thanks for the opportunity and place to express my contemplations on this as spurred by your writing. Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984645898850795834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-70288549703260236082015-01-19T23:01:08.753-05:002015-01-19T23:01:08.753-05:00Well I just stumbled onto this while learning the ...Well I just stumbled onto this while learning the principles of the Drs opinion lookin up frothy appeal and from what ive read so far I think is great and will continue to read this thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-49902664434838595932015-01-08T19:10:03.203-05:002015-01-08T19:10:03.203-05:00fucking trash didn't help at all you are a dic...fucking trash didn't help at all you are a dick head for this..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-44575068696038287092014-10-24T13:05:58.628-04:002014-10-24T13:05:58.628-04:00Thank you for every word you write, this one reall...Thank you for every word you write, this one really hits home.Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530451786669304321.post-70234508799879180152013-10-22T18:42:47.554-04:002013-10-22T18:42:47.554-04:00Man, Nail hit on head. This is pure AA in it's...Man, Nail hit on head. This is pure AA in it's finest form. Bravo..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com