I pray to a nameless, formless energy.
I pray to whatever gets astrophysicists out of bed in the morning. I pray to coincidences and inexplicable harmonies that arise from chaos. I pray to the source of my intuition. I pray to the imaginary foot, that rests on the accelerator, that is pushing our universe faster and faster apart.
Also, today’s daily Stoic directly relates to this:
“The soul of a man harms itself, first and foremost, when it becomes (as far as it can) a separate growth, a sort of tumour on the universe; because to resent anything that happens is to separate oneself in revolt from Nature, which holds in collective embrace the particular natures of all other things” — Marcus Aurelius
Really enjoyed this thread. Was a bit dejected that I’ve no concept of a higher power… but can accept that I don’t necessarily need to be able to define it in any logical format. It’s just… a higher power.
Don’t see myself as spiritual… but I do believe in people… most are good and want others to be happy. Like the beauty of nature… even in the creepy stuff. I’ve enough things to imagine as higher power… Was at step AA meeting earlier… Step 2 … about HP. Lol. Walked out happy so who cares if I don’t get it.
These feelings of you thinking "I’m going to get sober, alcohol is poison, I’m not going to pick up the bottle again- that is your higher power. The demon is what has led you to drinking in the past
I don’t go to AA, but whenever it references higher power, can you reframe it as the good in yourself? The part of you that wants you to succeed and pull you out of these terrible debilitating habits youve formed?
Just throwing some ideas out there, hopefully it helps even if it opens you up to a different way of viewing things. Good luck with everything!!
It’s a bit weird but the main thing there is a bunch of people who have been living sober and happy for it. There is some kind of relief in saying out loud what’s been good or pissing you off that day without judgement. Usually leave feeling like a weight has been lifted… so hope to keep at it… Doubt there will ever be a secular version of it near me.
