Daily Steps On Our Road to Recovery for Week of 31 March 2003

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Monday 31 March 2003

The Good Life is recovery from Organic Disorders.

The next section in the DSM in on "Organic" disorders. This brings us the spirit - mind - body question. Although our spirit can sometimes be discerned as separate from our body by using our body's sensors, spirit can discern spirit by itself, like in "out of body" and "near death" experiences.

When I was going through my reassociation with my spirit it was a lot easier to discern, due to the magnitude of my changes. Change is much easier at the spiritual level. Actually it is not change, it it returning to a place of peace, that appears to be change.

Mind is what we have tied up our spirit with. So changing our mind is one of the WAYS we can let our spirit, return to peace. All we need to learn is HOW to be in alignment with our spirit of peace. This is easier than changing our body, that is changing anyway. Our body is changing as a result of our conscious and unconscious thoughts. Like in the case of genuine multiple personalities, where the disorders follow which personality is in charge of the body at that time.

Please do not use this information to blame anyone. We can not blame anyone, since they are not conscious of what they are doing to themselves. The are powerless, over what they are doing to themselves. So am I, and so are you.

That is why I turn it all over to my spirit of peace each day to change me towards more peace. Then I can return to as much peace as I can stand to return to, considering that change, can be painful at the body level.

Tuesday 25 March 2003

The Good Life is recovery from Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

I updated my short story, Our Last Ignorant King. In my story is one or more secrets to healing the disorders of arrogance and egoism that have the official label of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Wednesday 26 March 2003

The Good Life is recovery from Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Here we went through the definitions of dementia and delirium per Webster's and DSM-III. DSM-III did have criteria for the severity of dementia, but not delirium. This week we are continuing more definitions from DSM-III that lay the groundwork for DSM-III assigning numbers to the "disorders".

"Amnestic Syndrome" is another DSM definition associated with memory loss, but this one is more concerned with memory gain from the past and loss from the present. Webster's program has: "am-ne-sia (am nee'zhuh) n. 1. loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc. [1780-90; < NL < Gk amnesía, var. of amnestía oblivion. See AMNESTY] Derived words --am-nes'tic(-nes'tik), adj."

Then we have "Organic Delusional Syndrome, Organic Hallucinosis, Organic Mood Syndrome, Organic Anxiety Syndrome, and Organic Personality Syndrome" where there is evidence that these are organic disorders. The experience of the experiencer will not be any different. See the body - mind - spirit above. Nor will it matter whether the cure come at the level of the body, mind or spirit. It will matter whether the experiencer has changed their mind. They will re experience a form of the disorder when they have not changed their mind. That is why my writings emphasize changing the mind to be more in alignment with what ever you may like to call your Holy Spirit.

Thursday 27 March 2003

The Good Life is recovery from Religion Miss Understandings.

Today, another break from the DSM-III disorders where I find the solution to a mystery.

Someone I know brought up a mystery when they said no one has seen the face of God, at least and lived. They may have been thinking of "Ex 33:20 And he said <0559> (8799), Thou canst <03201> (8799) not see <07200> (8800) my face <06440>: for there shall no man <0120> see <07200> (8799) me, and live <02425> (8804)."

However it says in "Ge 32:30 And Jacob <03290> called <07121> (8799) the name <08034> of the place <04725> Peniel <06439>: for I have seen <07200> (8804) God <0430> face <06440> to face <06440>, and my life <05315> is preserved <05337> (8735)."
And there is: "Ex 24:10 And they saw <07200> (8799) the God <0430> of Israel <03478>: and [there was] under his feet <07272> as it were a paved <03840> work <04639> of a sapphire stone <05601>, and as it were the body <06106> of heaven <08064> in [his] clearness <02892>."
And there is: "De 5:24 And ye said <0559> (8799), Behold, the LORD <03068> our God <0430> hath shewed <07200> (8689) us his glory <03519> and his greatness <01433>, and we have heard <08085> (8804) his voice <06963> out of the midst <08432> of the fire <0784>: we have seen <07200> (8804) this day <03117> that God <0430> doth talk <01696> (8762) with man <0120>, and he liveth <02425> (8804)."
And there is: "Jud 6:22 And when Gideon <01439> perceived <07200> (8799) that he [was] an angel <04397> of the LORD <03068>, Gideon <01439> said <0559> (8799), Alas <0162>, O Lord <0136> GOD <03069>! for because <03651> I have seen <07200> (8804) an angel <04397> of the LORD <03068> face <06440> to face <06440>. Jud 6:23 And the LORD <03068> said <0559> (8799) unto him, Peace <07965> [be] unto thee; fear <03372> (8799) not: thou shalt not die <04191> (8799)."
And there is: "Jud 13:22 And Manoah <04495> said <0559> (8799) unto his wife <0802>, We shall surely <04191> (8800) die <04191> (8799), because we have seen <07200> (8804) God <0430>. Jud 13:23 But his wife <0802> said <0559> (8799) unto him, If <03863> the LORD <03068> were pleased <02654> (8804) to kill <04191> (8687) us, he would not have received <03947> (8804) a burnt offering <05930> and a meat offering <04503> at our hands <03027>, neither would he have shewed <07200> (8689) us all these [things], nor would as at this time <06256> have told <08085> (8689) us [such things] as these <02063>."
And there is: "Isa 6:5 Then said <0559> (8799) I, Woe <0188> [is] me! for I am undone <01820> (8738); because I [am] a man <0376> of unclean <02931> lips <08193>, and I dwell <03427> (8802) in the midst <08432> of a people <05971> of unclean <02931> lips <08193>: for mine eyes <05869> have seen <07200> (8804) the King <04428>, the LORD <03068> of hosts <06635>."

How can this be? Is the bible disagreeing with itself again? How can these people seen the face of God and lived?

Well, we can look at the case of Jacob, when he wrestled with God and saw God face to face. When Jacob or "the supplanter" was blessed, Jacob was Jacob no more, he was Is-Ra-El or "God Prevails". So Jacob did not see the face of God and live, since he was transformed to Is-Ra-El. Of course, after his spiritual rebirth he still needed to grow up some.
The verse on Gideon writes about an angel of God, and that gives another clue. Since an angel of God is a messenger of God, or more literally a particle of God, then they are like a hologram. [Interesting that hologram sounds like holy] A hologram contains a representation of the whole, only appearing as a small part of the whole.
Jesus was also seen face to face by many and they did not die, but those that had eyes to see and ears to hear were transformed. Those that did not see and hear indeed may have died spiritually. That is until all died through JC on the cross and all lived through JC at His resurrection.

<These are Strongs' numbers> You could use Strongs' numbers to make your own translation.

Friday 28 March 2003

The Good Life is recovery from Intoxication and Withdrawal.

Back to the DSM-III disorders. The last organic disorders the DSM has without code numbers are "Intoxication", "Withdrawal", and "Not Otherwise Specified".

Intoxication is when we choose to medicate ourselves with a substance not officially approved by the medical model. Withdrawal is just side effects from the substance and from the original problem that was not cured. One cure is doing the 12 steps with the guidance of what ever you want to call the Holy Spirit.

There are a lot of judgments to clear when we get intoxicated. There are the judgments against ourselves for our "weakness" in needing a substance. Interestingly there are not the same judgments against ourselves when we that the substances approved by society. Then there are the judgments to clear that we have against those that judge the use of the not approved substance. Then there are the judgments to clear that we had in the first place that caused us to need a substance to temporarily clear our heads and resulting emotions.

Very Respectfully,

Michael

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