Join InTheRooms Online Recovery Community Home About Contact

Divine Presence

I have been taught that the human soul has several levels. At the core of our being we havinner being, which is always connected to the Divine Presence. It is difficult to tell where the divine presence ends and the person begin. This inner being is connected to our spiritual being, which in turn is connected to our life force that burns within us, the engine that drives us. We humans live in a conflict between raw life forces and the awareness of our spirituality. This conflict creates within us confusion as to who and what we are. This is the source of our sins and transgressions, and the dilemma that forms the backdrop against which we exercise our free will. Reaching the level of inner being is the highest level of spirituality. Often we do not know that we have the inner being within us. I don’t know, but I started this journey to find it. An unknown force drove me. Therefore I am here. Therefore I meet others. Therefore I talk to others to raise my awareness. These others I speak with are brought to me by a Divine Presence, and they teach me and make me intuitively aware of my inner being. I am a human being with a Divine connection to other human being, That connection is my inner being and its’ connection to The Divine Presence.


Hearing vs. Listening

Why is it that people can hear the same thing and come away with different interpretations?The answer is that most people just hear what’s being said. Others take the time to actually listen to what’s being said. There is a significant and monumental difference between hearing and listening. Hearing means that someone “hears” what’s being said and then translates the message into a meaning for himself. When you listen, however, you also take an extra moment to think about the person who’s speaking. It’s only then that you’ll have a clear understanding of what is trying to be conveyed. It’s so important to go beyond the words you hear, and instead, listen to what’s being said.
For example, when a mother “listens” to her baby cry, she knows right away if it’s a cry of unhappiness, hunger, or tiredness. But anyone else who was simply “hearing” the same cry could never be able to discern what kind of cry it was. But since a mother “listens” to her baby, she will add more to the message than just the noise of crying and will instantly know how to react.
So when someone says something of importance to you, try to “listen” to her by taking the time to think about her personal circumstances. The same words said by one person can have a vastly different meaning when said by someone else. And by listening, you’ll know just how to react and be able to give the person precisely what she needs.


2010 March | The AA Blog
Join InTheRooms Online Recovery Community Home About Contact

Divine Presence

I have been taught that the human soul has several levels. At the core of our being we havinner being, which is always connected to the Divine Presence. It is difficult to tell where the divine presence ends and the person begin. This inner being is connected to our spiritual being, which in turn is connected to our life force that burns within us, the engine that drives us. We humans live in a conflict between raw life forces and the awareness of our spirituality. This conflict creates within us confusion as to who and what we are. This is the source of our sins and transgressions, and the dilemma that forms the backdrop against which we exercise our free will. Reaching the level of inner being is the highest level of spirituality. Often we do not know that we have the inner being within us. I don’t know, but I started this journey to find it. An unknown force drove me. Therefore I am here. Therefore I meet others. Therefore I talk to others to raise my awareness. These others I speak with are brought to me by a Divine Presence, and they teach me and make me intuitively aware of my inner being. I am a human being with a Divine connection to other human being, That connection is my inner being and its’ connection to The Divine Presence.


Hearing vs. Listening

Why is it that people can hear the same thing and come away with different interpretations?The answer is that most people just hear what’s being said. Others take the time to actually listen to what’s being said. There is a significant and monumental difference between hearing and listening. Hearing means that someone “hears” what’s being said and then translates the message into a meaning for himself. When you listen, however, you also take an extra moment to think about the person who’s speaking. It’s only then that you’ll have a clear understanding of what is trying to be conveyed. It’s so important to go beyond the words you hear, and instead, listen to what’s being said.
For example, when a mother “listens” to her baby cry, she knows right away if it’s a cry of unhappiness, hunger, or tiredness. But anyone else who was simply “hearing” the same cry could never be able to discern what kind of cry it was. But since a mother “listens” to her baby, she will add more to the message than just the noise of crying and will instantly know how to react.
So when someone says something of importance to you, try to “listen” to her by taking the time to think about her personal circumstances. The same words said by one person can have a vastly different meaning when said by someone else. And by listening, you’ll know just how to react and be able to give the person precisely what she needs.