Creation is a “See” before Reaction!

As a tried tired alky of 26 years, I finally “found the light” in Alcoholics Anonymous. I learned the difference between Spirituality and Religion: Religion is for those who don’t want to go to Hell, and Spirituality is for those who have been to Hell, and don’t want to go back!

I learned the Seventh Step Prayer which begins, “My Creator . . .” and found the understanding of the difference between being possessed in angry, judgmental reaction mode, versus a devil may care, letting go mode of, “What’s next?” in seeking the Creative Process. One line that struck me in the opening reading of almost every AA meeting is the final phrase, “God could and would if He were sought.”

This sounds like a religious belief, but there is a nuance: It says God (The Creator) can be of assistance when I ask for help in seeking Him. The phrase does not say, “God could and would if He were Found!” I ask you to ponder this difference.

And there are a lot of subtle differences in many aspects of life: Acceptance versus Approval. If I try to please you by taking actions I think will gain approval–like the boy that I was growing up, most people see through this and not much helpful results. Also, if I can state that I do not approve of you saying, “Doug, are you back in Frisco?” I can accept that the person saying this has never lived in Ess Eff, and that they’re only trying to be causal and friendly, even though they are clueless. I don’t have to get angry, but just smile.

Indeed, the gateway to being Creative is to seek God, and know very little. I can go from a puffed-up self-important asshole–to an empathetic non-opinionated servant, and let my juices flow. Indeed they have–