If you’re feeling some kinda way, and who isn’t, then you might just try saying a little prayer. I pray to God (you know just in case ), my mom, my Angels and Spirit.
I mean it won’t make you feel worse and let’s face it if you’re reading this you’re probs a little or a lot fucked up. There are 20 prayers here for all kinds of nutty emotions
Do it. I dare ya.
@anon51407452 I was going to send these to you only because you commented about getting into praying. Thought I’d send it out as a post for others as well.
just so you know - all threads, including this one, have a mute function. so if you come across a thread with “a whole load of nope” you can feel free to mute it and ignore it.
I agree that this post feels pushy to me as well, and that the idea of prayer in general makes my stomach churn.
I’ve noticed a lot of 'You can believe whatever you want BUT I believe in God", which seems completely unneccessary. Someone could simply just say the first portion if they weren’t trying to feel social acceptance via comradery.
That’s fine. We’re social animals. It still rubs me the wrong way though. Possibly because I’m a bit more critical of what I say in similar situatons
I’m totally fine with it If you believe in God, okay. If you believe in the flying pizza-monster, okay as well. Live and let live.
But I must admit that praying really does something good with me (must not happen to you aswell). I don’t use those prayers tho, I just ask for guidance, love and patience mostly
Iprayed only once to God and it was after my recent relapse. I’ve prayed only a few times and it was always to my mom. I’m not into organized religion, hell my mom even let me wear a yellow jumpsuit to my first communion because I refused to wear the traditional garb!
Someone on TS was talking about wanting to pray so I put this out there after I found it.
Not my fault I’m ruled by the trickster of the planets
I really think people are not getting the whole point of this thread.
I can tell you right now that Joanie is far from pushy. Or religious!
The point of this thread I believe is that you need to have a belief in something.
What’s wrong with prayer.
Don’t call it a prayer, think of it as a daily mumble.
As @Meggers says
Call it internalising your thoughts.
“I’m gonna stay sober today,”
“I’m gonna live a better life today”
I say to myself each morning"let’s have another day sober." I’m asking something, myself to help achieve this goal.
Something I’ve found is that as soon as you mention god on here people go nuts.
I’m not religious in any way shape or form but if you are struggling to get sober, if you are constantly “relapsing” don’t you think it’s about time you thought about your sobriety not some talk about a God who may or may not exist.
I’m not talking about taking up religious studies here people. Just forget the word god. Take the word god to mean something external to yourself.