Thanks for this. I confess I’m one on the fence of the church thing. I grew up United Methodist, got an MDiv and worked in spiritual formation for a couple years (Apprentice Institute). I was seeking ordination as an elder and got deferred which crushed me and was when my drinking began the slow slide into problematic.
All that to say, I’m a year out from any kind of regular church attendance and am also very much a spiritual seeker. More on the meditation Buddhist curious front later. I’m happy I stumbled onto your Substack and look forward to following along.
I’ve also found that beauty of a judgement free embrace in recovery circles (AA and The luckiest Club). This is way too long for a comment, but thanks again for this post.
Love Comer's work. When I worked at a rehab facility I used a combo of Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry and James Clear's Atomic Habits to teach a class.
And since you brought up Ragamuffins from an earlier post I assume you're familiar with Brennan Manning, who I think is the best faith writer on recovering honestly.
Have you read Richard Rohr's Breathing Under Water? I have mixes feelings about Rohr generally but it was a great book about the 12 Steps and spirituality.
There are so many great resources out there. I did get that book but haven’t finished it. Thanks for the recommendation. I love learning more about authors who wrote about faith and recovery.
Thanks for this. I confess I’m one on the fence of the church thing. I grew up United Methodist, got an MDiv and worked in spiritual formation for a couple years (Apprentice Institute). I was seeking ordination as an elder and got deferred which crushed me and was when my drinking began the slow slide into problematic.
All that to say, I’m a year out from any kind of regular church attendance and am also very much a spiritual seeker. More on the meditation Buddhist curious front later. I’m happy I stumbled onto your Substack and look forward to following along.
I’ve also found that beauty of a judgement free embrace in recovery circles (AA and The luckiest Club). This is way too long for a comment, but thanks again for this post.
Thanks so much for sharing you experience and finding your way to this letter. I hope you stick around and find something of value here.
Love Comer's work. When I worked at a rehab facility I used a combo of Ruthlessly Eliminate Hurry and James Clear's Atomic Habits to teach a class.
And since you brought up Ragamuffins from an earlier post I assume you're familiar with Brennan Manning, who I think is the best faith writer on recovering honestly.
Have you read Richard Rohr's Breathing Under Water? I have mixes feelings about Rohr generally but it was a great book about the 12 Steps and spirituality.
There are so many great resources out there. I did get that book but haven’t finished it. Thanks for the recommendation. I love learning more about authors who wrote about faith and recovery.