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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 636732" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Thank you all. It is so comforting to know you are all 'out there' somewhere.</p><p></p><p>I was in search of a book to read here where we are staying and found a sequel to one I read years ago which I loved called Way of the Peaceful Warrior. This one is called Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior. It's funny how life hands you these little treasures, something you need to know right then. It is filled with quotes which have meaning for me now. </p><p></p><p>Here are a couple which seem to pertain to the journey we here are taking....</p><p></p><p>"Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not."</p><p>Mama Chia, a character in Sacred Journey</p><p></p><p>I was thinking about hope and faith this morning........today, in this moment, it seems to me that hope is something we create about something we desire to have happen where as faith lets that go and <em>allows</em> life to happen. For me letting go of hope increased and solidified my faith.</p><p></p><p>"God comforts the disturbed</p><p>and disturbs the comfortable."</p><p>Unknown</p><p></p><p>This one made me smile..........I have been quite disturbed for quite awhile, it was nice to know it was God doing that and not me!</p><p></p><p>"Free will does not mean that you establish the curriculum</p><p>only that you can elect what you want</p><p>to take at any given time."</p><p>A Course in Miracles</p><p></p><p>Sometimes with my daughter I felt as if I "elected" way more then I could actually handle. And, yet, there has always been guidance and support along the way if I chose to see it.</p><p></p><p>"The important thing is this:</p><p>To be ready at any moment</p><p>to sacrifice what you are</p><p>for what you could become."</p><p>Charles Dubois</p><p></p><p>Who I am right now is remarkably different then who I was just a mere 3 years ago when my life was turned upside down by the choices and behaviors of my daughter. I really get that word sacrifice too. There is a lot of sacrifice on this path of self discovery which is brought to us by our kids. It seems to me that it brings us to a sacred place within, a place where we learn acceptance of self, of others, of life. Letting go of so much which has been so precious to us leads us to a very different sphere...........a place we certainly wouldn't have voted to go to, but now that we're here, it turns out to have given many extraordinary gifts in being real, in being present, in being peaceful, in being compassionate.........</p><p></p><p>"Enlightenment consists not merely</p><p>in the seeing of luminous shapes and visions</p><p>but in making the darkness visible.</p><p>The latter procedure is more difficult</p><p>and therefore, unpopular."</p><p>Carl Jung</p><p></p><p>Making the darkness visible. That is the pursuit of a lifetime. And, from where I sit now, I see that my daughter catapulted me through that darkness like nothing else has. Now I'm trying to find my footing as I grope around with more light to see. Still a little shaky from this journey, but a whole lot better then I was.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 636732, member: 13542"] Thank you all. It is so comforting to know you are all 'out there' somewhere. I was in search of a book to read here where we are staying and found a sequel to one I read years ago which I loved called Way of the Peaceful Warrior. This one is called Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior. It's funny how life hands you these little treasures, something you need to know right then. It is filled with quotes which have meaning for me now. Here are a couple which seem to pertain to the journey we here are taking.... "Faith is the courage to live your life as if everything that happens does so for your highest good and learning. Like it or not." Mama Chia, a character in Sacred Journey I was thinking about hope and faith this morning........today, in this moment, it seems to me that hope is something we create about something we desire to have happen where as faith lets that go and [I]allows[/I] life to happen. For me letting go of hope increased and solidified my faith. "God comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable." Unknown This one made me smile..........I have been quite disturbed for quite awhile, it was nice to know it was God doing that and not me! "Free will does not mean that you establish the curriculum only that you can elect what you want to take at any given time." A Course in Miracles Sometimes with my daughter I felt as if I "elected" way more then I could actually handle. And, yet, there has always been guidance and support along the way if I chose to see it. "The important thing is this: To be ready at any moment to sacrifice what you are for what you could become." Charles Dubois Who I am right now is remarkably different then who I was just a mere 3 years ago when my life was turned upside down by the choices and behaviors of my daughter. I really get that word sacrifice too. There is a lot of sacrifice on this path of self discovery which is brought to us by our kids. It seems to me that it brings us to a sacred place within, a place where we learn acceptance of self, of others, of life. Letting go of so much which has been so precious to us leads us to a very different sphere...........a place we certainly wouldn't have voted to go to, but now that we're here, it turns out to have given many extraordinary gifts in being real, in being present, in being peaceful, in being compassionate......... "Enlightenment consists not merely in the seeing of luminous shapes and visions but in making the darkness visible. The latter procedure is more difficult and therefore, unpopular." Carl Jung Making the darkness visible. That is the pursuit of a lifetime. And, from where I sit now, I see that my daughter catapulted me through that darkness like nothing else has. Now I'm trying to find my footing as I grope around with more light to see. Still a little shaky from this journey, but a whole lot better then I was. [/QUOTE]
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