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As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??...

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RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??...

January 24, 2011 at 12:23 am

(January 23, 2011 at 11:48 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
Quote:As a Christian, I used to mentally surrender things that I could not control to the god that I believed in

Did god ever help you out?

Learn this mantra:
Shit happens.

Until the age of about 8, I used to pray to God for stuff I wanted. AT 8,I badly wanted to be able to fly like superman. Praying never helped once,not even when my beloved grandfather was dying.

So I compromised and began stealing what I wanted. I went to confession a lot. Angel Cloud

At 12 I had a catastrophic epiphany:I suddenly realised that stealing from greed is morally wrong in the abstract ,not just because I got into trouble if I got caught.That was 1959 and the last time I stole anything.

I learned the Serenity Prayer at AA. It was on the wall at every meeting. I think it's one of the most profound prayers I've ever seen; it works without any reference to the supernatural.To me it's about being realistic and self reliant.

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As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by dave4shmups - January 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by OnlyNatural - January 23, 2011 at 3:41 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by sun - February 17, 2011 at 4:42 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by thesummerqueen - January 23, 2011 at 7:58 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Shell B - January 23, 2011 at 9:42 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by HeyItsZeus - January 23, 2011 at 9:57 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Minimalist - January 23, 2011 at 11:48 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by padraic - January 24, 2011 at 12:23 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by TheDarkestOfAngels - January 24, 2011 at 12:28 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Minimalist - January 24, 2011 at 1:43 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by KichigaiNeko - January 24, 2011 at 3:16 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Zen Badger - January 24, 2011 at 7:59 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by KichigaiNeko - January 24, 2011 at 8:13 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Ashendant - January 24, 2011 at 10:58 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by KichigaiNeko - February 7, 2011 at 12:29 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by dave4shmups - February 5, 2011 at 9:32 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Justtristo - February 7, 2011 at 7:18 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Edwardo Piet - February 6, 2011 at 2:33 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Faith No More - February 7, 2011 at 2:11 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Edwardo Piet - February 7, 2011 at 2:34 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Faith No More - February 7, 2011 at 2:48 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Gregoriouse - February 11, 2011 at 4:09 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by HigherLvlofThinking - February 17, 2011 at 10:27 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by reverendjeremiah - February 17, 2011 at 11:17 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by thesummerqueen - February 17, 2011 at 1:42 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by reverendjeremiah - February 17, 2011 at 2:02 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by thesummerqueen - February 17, 2011 at 2:05 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by 8BitAtheist - February 17, 2011 at 2:58 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by thesummerqueen - February 17, 2011 at 4:45 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by reverendjeremiah - February 19, 2011 at 7:08 pm

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Gregoriouse - February 19, 2011 at 3:10 am

RE: As a non-believer, how do I mentally let go of things beyond my control??... - by Edwardo Piet - February 20, 2011 at 8:50 am

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