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Chapter 2 - Being Sober & Becoming Happy - p37-51 - What is Spirituality?

Good afternoon,

          We had another terrific discussion last week. This week we read Chapter 2: Spirituality and Recovery. The chapter begins by defining Spirituality in a way I thought was very good:
 

" I define Spirituality as the quality or nature of our relationships in three dimensions: relationships with our higher power, with ourselves and with other people." p.40      

        If you go to Google and type in "What is Spirituality?", you'll get 111 MILLION entries!!! A great many of them define spirituality in terms of religious values or as something pertaining to religious belief. Here are some other ways of defining Spirituality that were interesting to me:

Spirituality is a process of personal transformation, either in accordance with traditional religious ideals, or, increasingly, oriented on subjective experience and psychological growth independently of any specific religious context.There is no single, widely-agreed definition for the concept.
-Wikipedia

Spirituality is... ...a boundary-less dimension of human experience.
- Psychology Today

Spirituality helps to give our lives context. It's not necessarily connected to a specific belief system or even religious worship. Instead, it arises from your connection with yourself and with others, the development of your personal value system, and your search for meaning in life.
-The Mayo Clinic
Spirituality; having a relationship based on a profound level of mental or emotional communion.
-Oxford Dictionary

My favorite definition of all time, which weirdly enough the internet accredits to different people depending on who you ask, is still:
“Religion is for people who're afraid of going to hell. Spirituality is for those who've already been there.” 
-Anonymous


Happy 24hrs,
David t.




2014 Meeting Dates

01/29/14  Speaker Meeting <Shane B>
02/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Fred D>
03/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Pete T>
04/30/14  Speaker Meeting <Clive T>
05/28/14  Speaker Meeting <Todd P>
07/30/14 Speaker Meeting <Dave W>

08/27/14 Speaker Meeting <Edwin H>
09/24/14 Speaker Meeting <Larry H>
10/29/14 Speaker Meeting <David t>
11/26/14 Speaker Meeting <Roy M>
-->New Book: Being Sober and Becoming Happy

01/07/15 Chapt 1 pt.I - Staying Sober - p1-20
01/14/15 Chapt 1 pt.II - Staying Sober - p21-36
01/21/15 Chapt 2 - Spirituality & Recovery - p37-51
01/28/15 Speaker Meeting

02/04/15 Chapt 3 - Surrender & Trust - p53-72
02/11/15 Chapt 4 pt.I - Practice What Principles? steps 1-6 - p73- 89
02/18/15 Chapt 4 pt.II - Practice What Principles? steps 7-12 - p89-102
02/25/15 Speaker Meeting

03/04/15 Chapt 5 - Spiritual Recovery from Trauma & Abuse - p103-122
03/11/15 Chapt 6 - Love & Romance - p123- 143
03/18/15 Chapt 7 - Hope - p145-164
03/25/15 Speaker Meeting

04/01/15 Chapt 8 - Finding Joy in Life - p165-182
04/08/15 Chapt 9 - Becoming Happy - p183-205
04/15/15 TBD
04/22/15 TBD
04/29/15 Speaker Meeting
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