PoM Office 3
All Addictions Anonymous believes that there are three kinds of sex: sick, sane and sacred.
Among their sacred practices are sex between partners without orgasm.
We are warned from Pythagorus, the Greek Oracle of Delphi, Plato, through John Milton, Leo Tolstoy, Issac Newton and Gandhi, right down to Muhammad Ali and that great philosopher Rocky Balboa (in the original Rocky) of the losses experienced from orgasmic sexuality.
PrayCall has been accused, wrongly and inaccurately, for being “anti-sex” because we are pro- “finite periods of chastity”.
But, if what I am interested in is peace of mind, then having a complete, sound mind to work with, seems pretty reasonable…and non-orgasmic sexuality, between partners, as AAA suggests, if nothing but an occasional tool…might be helpful.
Just sayin’…
PoM Office 4
I sponsored a man in SAA 10 years ago.
He had absolutely no recovery in any other program except SAA, but he said something very interesting: “Nothing severs my connection with my Higher Power quicker…than an energy drink”.
I found alcohol and prescription medications to be pretty full-on body drugs.
Caffeine, for me, though, is more of a mind drug.
Although, physically it shows up as:
Heart palpitations
Restless leg syndrome
Stank armpits
Liquid and solid elimination smelling fetid to high heaven
Splotchy pink and white skin
Deep red, old age marks
Looking old and beat up in the mirror
…it is really my brain that gets derailed.
With caffeine, for me, there is no absolutely no possibility of peace of mind.
My former sponcee was right…
PoM Office 5
One important way for me to get peace of mind is to do my part…so I don’t wait around on God to do some magic show.
The other, is to know when to stop…to know when I am defeated.
PoM Office 6
If peace of mind is what you want…it’s probably not a good idea try to achieve it while changing a 2 year old’s diaper who believes that resisting you is a fight for “Liberty, equality and fraternity.”
PoM Office 7
Probably the best thing I can do for peace of mind is to keep boundaries with others, so that when they say or do something hurtful I don’t get banged up with their crazy.
Probably the second best thing is. announcing my limits…so I don’t banged up with my own crazy.
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