When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

[MajestyJo]

Prayer is talking to God. Meditation is listening to Him.

- Unknown origin.

- Alkiespeaks

They might not who originally said it, I know I heard it many times in recovery and I try to pass it forward.

Sometimes I think we talk too much and don't do enough listening. I am a firm believier that if we have true faith, we don't have to ask over and over for the same thing, especially in the same day. Put it in God's Hands and leave it there.

Meditation takes many forms. As I have said before, "Osho says we can meditate doing dishes." It took me a while to get by the word dishes, but realize that what he was trying to portray, was we can talk and listen for God as we go through our day, listen for His message. I have to guard against being 'too busy' to hear what He has to say. I know I just can't sit on my rear and expect things to happen in my life.

We have a direct line, use it. You don't have to be put on hold unless the timing isn't right and it is your will not the God of your understanding. There is no waiting to pick it up, we can use it any time. We can call in the good times as well as in the not so good times.