In the Chapter 5 of the BB, it is found the He (God) is the Father, and we are His children.

This passage has been very helpful in understanding my relationship with my HP and His role in my life. My HP gives me free-will, but also offer guidance and direction in my life. Much as a good parent who raises children to be self-reliant and able to face the world. My parents offered guidance, support, discipline, encouragement and above all, love, as I entered the "real" world. My HP offers the same, should I accept His presence in my life.

Very well said Fred and what an empowering statement that is! I think we all come to that conclusion eventually. Life is not about I, it's about us. I never understood the whole, from the bits of my perception, I just needed to accept that there was something or someone somewhere, working on my behalf, and my life got exponentially better as a result!

God Bless

Great post. I think we all need to check our egos at the door. Often. It’s like the meditation practice where your thoughts run away and you bring it back to now. It’s an ongoing process like creation in a way. My daily prayer lately has been to ask for guidance in being less separate. I is lonely. We can do anything.

I gave up to HIM because I knew I could not handle life anymore. Still having a hard time dealing with all the stuff going on. Praying it gets better.

I got up this morning very early and wrote the initial post. At the time I was not happy for too many reasons to say, and also very worried my performance at work was going to be nothing impressive. The work day ended up going about as unfortunate as it could have gone. The untethered thoughts were flooding in, and there was what felt like a tsunami of negativity giving me information. My remedy was accepting that I was doing my ultimate best in a very challenging scenario, and if judged by another, for the sub-par performance, why not I? I understood through all the stress my ego had built up an expectation my fear wouldn’t let me go to God with. The solution ended up being, that my average performance could be opening the door to seeing others who struggle as friends and people who mean just as much as the “winners” or people performing at high levels. I never thought God might allow me a new opportunity to allow me to experience more humility. Even though from a performance standard I was a liability today, I still was able to be unselfish towards others, and that’s my real job.

Great posts; thanks. I am realizing more and more, after ten and a half years of sobriety, that the opportunities to learn and grow and, indeed, experience more humility, never seem to stop.

I can relate. I finally realized, that the best I can do is ALL I can do.!

I put my trust in my Higher Power to find me a better job on the day that I quit. I had decided I no longer wanted to listen to a boss who got enjoyment from belittling me in front of my coworkers. I didn't have to wait long. I was offered a better job with higher pay and an opportunity to do some traveling and I enjoyed it immensely!

Now I am self employed and my Higher Power always keeps me busy with orders. I am so happy!

God Bless!