24 May Risking vulnerability Page 150 " As we grow, we learn to overcome the tendency to run and hide from ourselves and our feelings. " Basic Text, p. 85 ❖ Rather than risk vulnerability, many of us have developed habits that keep others at a safe distance. These patterns of emotional isolation can give us the feeling we are hopelessly locked behind our masks. We used to take risks with our lives; now we can take risks with our feelings. Through sharing with other addicts, we learn that we are not unique; we do not make ourselves unduly vulnerable simply by letting others know who we are, for we are in good company. And by working the Twelve Steps of the NA program, we grow and change. We no longer want or need to hide our emerging selves. We are offered the opportunity to shed the emotional camouflage we developed to survive our active addiction. By opening ourselves to others, we risk becoming vulnerable, but that risk is well worth the rewards. With the help of our sponso...
What does life means to me at this point? What does life means to me at this point? Let’s have a look at this for a moment. Life itself is only a vapor according to the Bible. James 4:14 says; yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a while and then vanishes away. This means that we are only air that only exists for only for a period of time. This is the reason why God would like for all of us to get our lives straight. However, my life at this particular time has been filled with ups and downs. Some of these ups and downs have a great deal to with my health as well as my lack of employment. Perhaps, the gaps in employment have a lot to do with the lack of jobs that are in the Dayton, Ohio area. Currently, I have to participate in a community based assessment to determine whether I am eligible for employment in specific industries. Although I suffer from grand mal s...