tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968668028921944619.post7438940343075064015..comments2022-11-06T04:40:20.201-05:00Comments on Setting The Spirit Free: 5JulyWEEK: OverviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00316773327998836880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968668028921944619.post-38212779977804118092010-07-20T22:11:15.233-04:002010-07-20T22:11:15.233-04:00Yes - "from the yearning for an attachment to...Yes - "from the yearning for an attachment to something greater than the pain", and, indeed, greater than all or any of life's sufferings. <br /><br />As for the contradiction - I often use the word paradox, and found a wonderful understanding of how paradox works in the spiritual life from a book called, "The Promise of Paradox", by Parker Palmer (a great book made Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316773327998836880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968668028921944619.post-39849982360992275222010-07-20T21:49:07.087-04:002010-07-20T21:49:07.087-04:00Being a survivor of a 12 step (that phrase in all ...Being a survivor of a 12 step (that phrase in all its contradictions and cohesions) I remember deciding that admitting powerless was a contrarian way a gaining power. The contradiction is sublime- it takes courage to admit cowardness and confidence to admit doubt. The spiritual side of the powerless over pain is the power to turn it into the loving hands of God- a relationship that is yours William Marshnoreply@blogger.com