I’m at such a low point…not to the point of drinkin’ or druggin’ but life has been so stinkin’ heavy the last couple of months. Gods grace I’m getting through it…just nice to say/type it “out loud”.
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Hang in there Jess. This to shall pass.
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Thank you!!
Your welcome. When I was down my sponsor would suggest I write a gratitude list. Write on paper all the things no matter how small that your grateful for. It used to annoy me but it helped. Lol
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Amazing idea!!!!
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These are the times that the steps and our higher power prepare us for. Life is going to be tough sometimes drunk or sober. Recovery teaches us how to live through these times sober.
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I’m right there with you. Be strong and have faith that things will get better. 
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There goes Life getting all “Lifey” again.. One day, one problem at a time. You can’t solve tomorrows problems today. Keep working on improving your Conscious Contact with GOD through prayer and meditation and everything will be as it should be!
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If you’re at a low point and have made a conscious decision NOT to drink, that speaks volumes about what progress you’ve made. Sometimes just talking about hard times is all you have to do to feel a little relief.
"God's grace" has nothing to do with it. If there was a god and he had so much "grace" then you wouldn't be going through whatever it is you're going through. Or maybe there is and he doesn't give a sh$t. Either way, what I am saying is, YOU can do this. Use the tangible resources you have. The group, AA connections etc. Stay positive but also practical. Things don't work out on their own, keep doing the next right thing.
Taylor, this app is a safe haven of respect for all beliefs. If you cannot conduct yourself accordingly, you will be banned. All religious ideologies are welcome, as long as you remain respectful.
Non-belief should be respected as well. Questioning of beliefs should be tolerated, that's how you find answers. You go your way, I'll go mine, I don't wanna get into this discussion with you every time you don't like what I say. We disagree. Leave it at that. I haven't been disrespectful in anyway. Saying something you disagree with isn't disrespectful.
You can encourage someone without dogging their beliefs. As an admin that is not a suggestion. I disagree with atheism in general but have never said a single word agaist you or your beliefs. Remain tolerant of peoples beliefs. The reason you comments like this keep getting addressed by me is every time you post arguing against religion; we get a slew of members reporting them. I have said something before.
Believers whine/get offended at anything that doesn't jive with their beliefs. They have always been this way. They profess to be tolerant, but they are not. While they may not "dog" someone else's beliefs, they will consistently inject their dogma wherever possible even when it has been stated that it is unwelcome. Now, the things I have said here are very generalized with broad strokes, but they have been my experience. And my experience is all I can comment on.
Like I said, I don't wanna argue with you about it.
I feel that
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Taylor my advice is this stop trying to refute people's beliefs in God on this app. It is not just advice from a member it is advice from the guy who has to ban people who don't respect the beliefs of others.
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Also, let me be clear if you posted about how you being atheist has helped your sobriety I would just as doggedly defend your right to believe that.
Hang in there I got clean in the midst of my grandmother and aunt passing 4 months apart and they raised me and then my husband passed right before thanksgiving , on our 8 year olds birthday and of all things he was hit by a school bus as he was walking to work…my point is i don’t know how I did it, but I did!! And it was by the grace of god!! Hang in there if I can keep this up, anyone can!!
While our "beliefs" make us feel all warm and gooey inside, it's not proof that they keep us sober. Being an atheist has nothing to do with my sobriety. I'm doing it without belief in magic. Higher power? Sure, I'm not the center of any universe. The group as a whole is bigger than me. I can see it. It helps me. I give to it and it gives back and it is real and tangible. It's not supernatural. We need eachother. And we are there when the"prayers" are met with "it's not God's will yet" or he is working mysteriously. The group isn't mysterious. It's helpful and legit.
Okay, I'm done. You do you and I'll handle me.
Keep your head up and keep pushing
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