Day 20! We march, roll, and continue on. Step 5 of the 16 steps is what we talked about on our call today, and it was that: We share with another person, ourselves, and the Universe all those things inside of us for which we feel shame and guilt. This is a step of self […]
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The Empowerment Call Continues! Today we’re on one of the harder steps, and one of the steps that really is a life long step. It’s a step about examining our own lives from the point of view in which there are hierarchal, patriarchal and homophobic beliefs in the entire system in which we live. It […]
STEP 3: We make the decision to listen and to come from our authentic selves, and trust in the healing power of the truth. In our call this morning, we talked about how we know something is coming from our authentic selves, and a bigger definition of truth. Intuition, as one example, when unimpeded by […]
My updated STEP 2: We come to realize that we come from a power greater than ourselves, and that power is within us. The original STEP 2: We come to believe that God/Goddess/Universe/Great Spirit awakens the healing wisdom within us when we open ourselves to that power. On the call I simply asked…when was there a […]
STEP 1: We affirm we have the power to take charge of our lives and stop being dependent on substance or other people for our self esteem and security. Many, many people feel powerless. It’s a really uncomfortable experience to experience. For some it’s so uncomfortable that they turn to sex, drugs, and other distraction. That’s […]
STEP 15: We accept the ups and downs of life as natural events that can be used as lesson for our growth STEP 16: We grow in awareness that we are interrelated with all living things, and we contribute to restoring peace and balance on the planet. Step 15 is about accepting the ebbs and […]
STEP 14: We seek to find, and recognize, our inward calling, and develop the will and wisdom to follow it. The Inner Calling comes in forms of intuition, direct knowing, direct action…a deep sense of something…a sense of direction to take… It comes in saying stuff that comes from nowhere but has a profound effect […]
STEP 13: We take steps to heal our physical bodies, organize our lives, reduce stress, and have fun. On the call today we talked about ways in which we can heal our bodies, reduce stress, organize, and have fun. The Homework was to take one or two action steps towards each of these items, including reducing […]
STEP 12: We seek our situations,jobs, and people that affirm our intelligence, perceptions, and self-worth and avoid situations or people who are hurtful, harmful, or demeaning to us. This is pretty straight forward, it’s simple, but may not be easy. We’re surrounded by the negativity… of the news, of politics, of people out of integrity […]
STEP 11 We promptly acknowledge our mistakes and make amends when appropriate, but we do not say we are sorry for things we have not done and we do not cover up, analyze, or take responsibility for the shortcomings of others. In simple terms: I clean up MY side of the street. You clean up […]