Out of Alignment

When the Soul and Ego are out of alignment, the life is lived in the nor­mal format of the cul­ture. Cur­rently, the vast major­ity of souls liv­ing an earth expe­ri­ence live the expe­ri­ence when the Soul and the Ego are out of alignment. For the most of those souls, life appears to be dull and pre­dictable in a fashion only lim­i­ta­tion and lack can cre­ate. Dull and pre­dictable in that lim­i­ta­tion and lack are pre­dictable – are the givens in a life­time and in a life. For, without the Soul to cre­ate new and dif­fer­ent and mag­i­cal, the Ego must attach to the Soul. This lim­i­ta­tion and lack can be both of the phys­i­cal and of not the non-physical and, due to the lack of the phys­i­cal, most indi­vid­ual who live only from the per­spec­tive of the Ego do not even real­ize they are not connected to the non-physical, the Divine.

The other posi­tion is one where the indi­vid­ual soul is liv­ing a life from the soul per­spec­tive. And, as beau­ti­ful and delight­ful as that may be, with­out the Ego to cre­ate, the indi­vid­ual is left in a place of lack from the per­spec­tive of the phys­i­cal. And, as oth­ers who are not con­nected to the Divine (liv­ing from a posi­tion of Ego) see this lack, they dis­en­gage even more fully from the pos­si­bil­ity of con­nect­ing with their Soul – for fear they will become like those only connected with their Soul.

The goal, if any indi­vid­ual chooses, is to find and live the bal­ance between Soul and Ego – and to have the Ego willing and ready to accept what the Soul brings forth from the Field of All Pos­si­bil­i­ties. And in that accep­tance, to agree to all that the Soul has brought forth. Scary, isn’t it.

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An antidote is:

“A REMEDY to counteract a POISON; something that works against an – evil or unwanted condition.”

Based on your knowledge and experience, on a scale of 1 to10, rate the effectiveness of the following antidotes.”

VERY POOR VERY GOOD

1. SELF-KNOWLEDGE                       1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

2. WILL-POWER                                 1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

3. JUST DON’T PICK UP                    1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

4. ATTENDING MEETINGS               1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

5. AVOIDANCE (People, places, things)   1           2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

6. TURNING TO GOD                         1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

7. INTELLIGENCE                               1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

8. A RELATIONSHIP                           1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

9. WINNNG THE LOTTERY               1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

10. HAVING FAITH                               1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

11. MEDITATION                                  1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

12. MORE SELF-CONTROL                 1          2          3          4          5          6          7          8          9          10

During the first 20 years of Alcoholics Anonymous, 1935 -1955, the recovery rate was around 75%. (A.A. P xx)

The “key” to their success could probably be summed up in a few sentences:

The spiritual life is not a – theory. We have to live it. We are not cured of our addictions. What we have is a daily

reprieve “contingent upon” the growth and maintenance of our spiritual condition.”

(A.A 85)

WHY ALL THIS EMPHASIS ON THE SPIRITUAL?

It is based on the – experience – of the 100 original members of A.A.:

1.      You may be suffering from an illness which only a – spiritual experience – will conquer. (A.A. Page 44)

2.      AFTER the spiritual illness is overcome, we straighten out mentally, emotionally, and physically. (A.A. P 64)

3.      Our real purpose is to become “spiritually fit” so we can be of – maximum service – to God, and the people God puts in our lives. (A.A. Page 77)

Namaste, (The light in me “honors” the light in you.)

Jack

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John Hollis & Richie Supa Live From "Rally For Recovery"

Richie Supa 2009 PRISM award winner
is a New York singer/songwriter with over 200 cuts and 5 solo albums to his name. Richie’s career was launched via the legendary Long Island Band “The Rich Kids” who were signed by Clive Davis to Columbia Records. Richie also went on to a career on Broadway where he had the lead role in the hit musical “HAIR”.

Richie became a household name in the Northeast which helped to launch his now 30+ year career. Artists who have cut his songs reads like a who’s who of the music industry, with over 50 million records sold. Artists who have recorded Supa’s songs include Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osborne, Mika, Pink and legendary artists such as Johnny Winter, Tom Jones, Air Supply, Glen Campbell, Willie Nelson, to name a few. Richie’s songs have appeared in Disney movies, feature films and on network television, including the hit show Melrose Place.

Richie Supa has been a behind-the-scenes voice in the legendary rock band Aerosmith for years, including being a touring member. He co-wrote several of their number one rock hits including “Chip Away The Stone”, “Lightning Strikes”, ”Pink” and “Amazing.” Richie co-wrote with Richie Sambora on his most recent solo album and tours with Sambora on his solo project. He currently makes Nashville his home away from home working with some of the best writers in town bringing his rock and blues edge to the modern Nashville sound.

Richie collaborates with hit song writers such as Brett James, Dave Berg Stephony Smith, Keith Follese, Big Kenny of Big and Rich and Shelly Fairchild. Richie’s love for music keeps him writing and producing in the studio whether it’s rock, pop, or country. He keeps his playing skills honed by keeping busy playing his hits live at songwriter events all over the country, along with his passion for helping with charities involved with children. http://www.myspace.com/richiesupa

We thank Richie Supa for all he does for the recovering community. Richie is a man of love and respect. He has given of himself to help others in so many ways. Thank you again Richie for showing all of us the way to a better life.

We want to thank R. Scott Armbruster of Sound Pillow for making this new show possible.  Please take a look at sound pillow by going to http://www.soundpillow.com

Memorial Day Reflecting By Carol Harblin (CHHC)

Memorial Day…it’s more than a day off from work…it’s also a day of reflecting and memorializing the people who have served for the country too.

People have many ways of showing their peace and reflection for someone.
We all have our ways of grieving or honoring people.

Being with family and friends on Memorial Day is a massive dose of relationships in the primary food area. Just the idea of being with our loved ones on the brink of summer makes us smile.

Having a conversation with a grandparent, parent, spouse, niece, nephew, cousin, Aunt, Uncle, and siblings can be life-changing and will stay with you for a lifetime.

These are the moments we have to embrace now with our loved ones, so that down the road we won’t have any regrets.

How full do you feel after a cook-out with family this weekend? It wasn’t just the food you were eating…you were getting fed off each other too.

What is a good thing to eat at a picnic anyway?

• fruit salad
• *salads in general, i.e. macaroni, potato, tossed, fruit, etc…
• barbeque chicken
• kabobs
• grilled vegetables
• corn on the cob
• water
• home-made lemonade
• sun tea

What are some fun family activities?

• Frisbee
• soccer
• volleyball
• kick ball
• horse shoes
• bubble blowing
• croquet
• (board games if it’s raining)

These are the days that make-up our memories for tomorrow…let’s make them good ones!!

The bunless burger option and more!!!

Summer time is approaching and we’ve already had a few cook outs and picnics.
But here’s the thing….what do you eat if you are at someone’s house for an outside party?

There is always that taboo food such as Doritos, unknown potato chips, soda, white floured buns, and pizza. What do I do? Am I going to go hungry? Probably not…but what do I eat?

If you know you are going to go to someone’s house where you know the food is going to be like that you may always eat something prior to visiting.

Among all that taboo food, there usually is something good to eat – you just have to LOOK for it. Somewhere in the middle of the tabletop there is a vegetable platter. It looks like an old friend welcoming you over.

If it is a cook out that you are invited to, that is even better. If there is only white flour buns or the non-gluten-free kind of buns, then you can opt to have the burger or whatever it is bunless!! The bunless way is catching on too. The best way to eat a burger is between two wedges of iceberg lettuce.

Bunless burgers is a healthy way to eat a burger, but let’s hope you don’t choose the KFC way.

Don’t even think about that KFC way. There is no way two pieces of KFC chicken is a healthy bunless option. It’s nice to see they attempted to think of the bunless option, but come on, look at what it is!!  Do you want to hold two greasy pieces of KFC?

When done right, the bunless burger offers a non-carb option which is very good for the diabetics and the gluten-free people out there.

So when will McDonald’s and Burger King catch on and offer whole wheat buns or the bunless burger between iceberg lettuce wedges?