Chocolate Easter Eggs and Good Friday: Easter and Chocolate http://www.chocolatecurb.com/origin-of-chocolat... Tomorrow is Good Friday. Easter, and Chocolate is a very applicable thing to talk about. I personally like Easter. I remember as kid going on those Easter egg hunts. Now I watch other kids go on these hunts, and see the joy in their faces. In all seriousness, Easter has become big business for the candy industry, especially chocolate..
MEDITATION http://addictionhelp-innercare.blogspot.com/200... Whether youre a Christian or not, the Christian message pervades our North American cultures. Today is ˜Good Friday for Christians that means the God-Man Jesus sacrificed his life to atone for our sin! And what addict/alcoholic has not sinned! . . .
Today we remember the crucifixion of Jesus. Any recovering person be they gamblers, food addicts, love addicts, sex addicts, pill poppers whatever needs to follow Jesus example of allowing the ego to be crucified. As its only by letting go of our control, that our personalities can be transformed and resurrected. The crucifixion of the ego is of course very painful and many people avoid that and simply remain ˜dry drunks unhappy, bitter, struggling never to know their potential until they reach out for help.
In psychotherapy the addicted person is carried through their personal crucifixion by a compassionate witnessing therapist who provides ˜faith for their journey into their dark night. It takes a lot of courage to do this but the rebirth/resurrected personality is a joy for all to see. When we change the world around us changes!
Perhaps your recovery will start today with a crisis of conscience? . . . Recovery is about admitting our guilt and moving on, not wallowing in self-pity or neurotic guilt. I invite you not this day nor this hour but in this moment to stop meditate/prayrecovery moves forward and our world is a better place!
