Good morning All ... smiles and prayers

thanks again to everyone... this conversation is one ive desired for years.. it hasnt happened partly because i, myself was not prepared fully... not at a place in mind where it could be a comprehensible and learning experience..

and because there were few about who would participate and help me understand and grow... you/v each contributed valuable thoughts and together, we've come this far...

Chocolate, i didnt know i wanted to answer those questions until you asked... thank you..

(checks batteries on ramble control device) (everyones had good rambles, imo)

one thing that happens to me when i dream/think this way is the ramble... exploring unknown territory without maps ...

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...spiritual, emotional experience of believing in God and resting in the peace that faith brings versus the intellectual experience of searching for evidence, for signs and wonders, for perfection on earth, for world peace and harmony to justify faith and frame a belief system.

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a time to rest, a time to work... when all of humanity has ascended to its highest transcendant plane, the work will be complete..

i agree with a few others... Gods' Healing is miraculous...

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...what do you think you get out of your belief in God?

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Strength... i aquire the abilility to persevere.. physically and mentally ...

Peace/calm ... ive learned patience...

Love ... compassion, empathy...

Hope/Trust/Faith....

Acceptance... for a start...

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What is the personal pay off you get from believing in God? How are your behaviours influenced?

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all of the above.. i find having connected with the sanctity of the Almighty, my behavior becomes magnified in the belief that my every motion, thought or statement is guarded and guided from above.. its like super-consiousness without the uncomfortable attachment of anxiety..

i am conciously aware of myself as an example at all times... in the beginning this was very awkward, but experience has made it more natural for me..

i meditate on Gods message and similar to the quote in your tagline, i simply try to walk in the beauty at all times, with each individual breath i take.. remaining concious of the abundant gifts God provided around me each moment.. including each breath of oxygen..

i accept an obligation by walking this path.. to example my faith as i go... to tap it at each turn, each decision, each interaction with each individual.. to apply Gods Love to all of my behavior.. (could go on...)

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How is your recovery influenced? How does your belief in God serve your recovery from MI?

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my faith and Belief in God has calmed my soul, my mind, my heart, my world... its taken a series of epiphanies to reach this level.. my mental healing is a more rapid cycle than was the experience MI...

i believe i am still in recovery to some extent but i will say that miles have been crossed in a few short years...

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Do you ever think any of those things? How do you cope when you might be too sick to think straight. Is your faith right at hand to keep you from loosing hope? Where does your hope lie?

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yes, i think of these things often, probably more than any other thing... yes, my faith is right at hand... at times when so depressed it is hard to find, or even, i choose not to reach for it... i wait for the severest effects to subside.. then, there is my faith, patiently waiting for me to take hold of...

i really only need to imagine what it is inside me that crys for healing... there is where my hope and faith reside... split from the seed of darkness and co-existing side by side with the demons that have rocked my life... my faith was born of the need to heal..