The featured image I chose for this post is my book of shadows. In it I write prayerful incantations and notes. Many people love to thump the Bible and quote scripture to justify strong emotions such as anger. I have had that happen I have had to set boundaries. There is an elderly lady that I thought was a friend who loves to thump the Bible to justify her hatred towards other churches and religions. When I correct her I do so gently without anger because she is older. I am in recovery and I go to recovery meetings. I recently had someone who is not my sponsor thump the Big Book. The Big Book is what we in AA affectionately call a very large book that contains the twelve steps of recovery and information on the twelve traditions and stories of recovery. I set a boundary with her because she was trying to dictate to me when I should pray and how I should pray and what step I should take from the Big Book. I corrected her for this and for some reason she perceived that I was angry. I reassured her I am not angry just setting a boundary. I am working on my program and it is working well for me. AA does promote having a sponsor as being important. I agree however, having a negative or abusive sponsor can do damage. Be careful and selective about whom you choose for a sponsor. I prefer not to have a sponsor who might trigger me such as an abusive sponsor. Remember that people in recovery are sick they are not always well and it is okay to set boundaries from time to time. It has taken me many years to learn how to manage my difficult emotions. It is easy to take other people’s inventory and thump the Bible or Big Book. I am guilty of doing that myself to a certain degree. I watch for my tendency to do that. What I do love about God is that he is slow to anger. That nothing is impossible with God. No matter what you do there can be forgiveness as long as the repentance is sincere. The danger of engaging in certain practices is that it can be difficult to be sincere. There are times when I do choose to have no further contact with angry people. I also choose to have no further contact with negative people. There are times when we are unable to go no contact. When that happens I become like a grey stone. I become very boring and do not tell negative people about my business. Life is hard enough we do not need negative people dragging us down. I do go to church on Sundays but I do not consider myself a modern Christian. I consider myself to be a Druidess. Not a high priestess simply a Druidess from the Druids. I embrace the message of Jesus Christ and the four gospels are my favorite part of the Bible. I am presently singing the book of Psalms from a New International Bible that was published here in America. I avoid the King James Bible. I recently obtained a copy of the Book of Kells based on the book of Kells found in Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. I love this book and have it in a special place in my home. With bibles one needs to be careful and discerning. Not every Bible is safe. I do believe that the King James Bible out of England is not to be trusted. While there is some truth in it there are incantations and witch language in it also. A Bible can function like a book of spells. It is good to be careful while studying it not to allow the word of God to incite hate and violence. If the word of God is inciting hate and violence perhaps that is a book of spells and a Bible you should put down. Try another Bible. It is wise not to bring a used Bible into your home. You never know where that Bible has been and what kind of incantations were said over it or in it. Setting boundaries can be stressful if you allow it to be stressful. When you are able to stay calm and be kind about it setting the boundary is most effective when done with kindness. The process of setting boundaries usually goes much better. Then when you become angry and use angry words or yell setting the boundary is often much more difficult. I noticed most recently when I had some unpleasant negative experiences with people. That it did not mean that I needed to become manic and act on my addictions. I struggle with Bipolar and four addictions. Alcohol, CBD and THC, Gambling and purchasing Psychic Readings. I wrote a letter to God asking him to help me to overcome my manic tendencies. I am grateful to say I am doing much better. I am better able to set boundaries and stay calm and not allow the negative encounter to trigger an addictive pattern in me. It has taken me years to get to this point. I am grateful I am finally getting there. Thank you for reading this blog post…
The Book of Kells
…Something I love is the smell of Rain and how soothing rain can be…
Soothing Rain Playlist
…I am grateful I have the freedom to just be myself…
Freedom Playlist
…I do enjoy an occasional Cigar…
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