Comments on: About Me http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com After treatment, out in the real world, staying sober and living in recovery. Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:11:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jill http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-322 Jill Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:40:01 +0000 #comment-322 Wow! I mean, WOW! I'm an athiest/agnostic in recovery too! Your blog is an awesome find to me, and I just have to THANK YOU! I've been hearing for years that I can't get sober without a Highter Power. I am willing to believe, but still find it all a little too simple an explanation (the God thing) for everything on earth, let alone the entire universe. Thank you so much for your extremely refreshing openness and honesty. I've been a 'spiritual seeker' for a long time, but am still pretty much an athiest. Sober five years! : ) Wow!
I mean, WOW! I’m an athiest/agnostic in recovery too! Your blog is an awesome find to me, and I just have to THANK YOU!
I’ve been hearing for years that I can’t get sober without a Highter Power. I am willing to believe, but still find it all a little too simple an explanation (the God thing) for everything on earth, let alone the entire universe. Thank you so much for your extremely refreshing openness and honesty. I’ve been a ’spiritual seeker’ for a long time, but am still pretty much an athiest. Sober five years! : )

]]> By: Eli http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-314 Eli Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:01:10 +0000 #comment-314 GentlePath- Your two comments to me so far have been about using the right words. In one you said that you had stopped seeing yourself as a "survivor", but as a "thriver." And no, that's not at all corny when I read here of all that you've been through. Of course all your work in recovery is amazing, but what stands out to me is your courage in forging your own path. You don't have to fit into anybody else's 12-step molds and you've found the strength to say so. Your second comment, that I should not (even humorously) refer to myself as "stupid", but instead "courageous" was a little piece of advice that I will hold on to for a long time. These words we throw around really matter. And anyone who has been through addiction knows that it does take courage, more than you ever thought you had. Thanks- GentlePath- Your two comments to me so far have been about using the right words. In one you said that you had stopped seeing yourself as a “survivor”, but as a “thriver.” And no, that’s not at all corny when I read here of all that you’ve been through. Of course all your work in recovery is amazing, but what stands out to me is your courage in forging your own path. You don’t have to fit into anybody else’s 12-step molds and you’ve found the strength to say so.

Your second comment, that I should not (even humorously) refer to myself as “stupid”, but instead “courageous” was a little piece of advice that I will hold on to for a long time. These words we throw around really matter. And anyone who has been through addiction knows that it does take courage, more than you ever thought you had. Thanks-

]]> By: flybenji http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-284 flybenji Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:06:39 +0000 #comment-284 Great article. I have been in recovery since 1990. Keep up the good work. Great article. I have been in recovery since 1990.

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Amanda Larson http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-283 Amanda Larson Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:01:08 +0000 #comment-283 Hi GentlePath! I've been reading your website off and on for the last several months, and I want to thank you for your candid and thoughtful posts. It's clear you're truly helping a lot of people. Keep up the good work! ~ Amanda Larson Publisher Gentle Path Press Hi GentlePath! I’ve been reading your website off and on for the last several months, and I want to thank you for your candid and thoughtful posts. It’s clear you’re truly helping a lot of people.
Keep up the good work!
~ Amanda Larson
Publisher
Gentle Path Press

]]> By: Overcomer Too http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-206 Overcomer Too Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:12:40 +0000 #comment-206 Hello, I am not an atheist, and don't plan to become one....I was agnostic for a long while, though. Anyway, that's not why I'm commenting. I just wanted to let you know that regardless of your religious beliefs (or lack thereof, as the case may be) I'm glad you're here. I don't know if you're male or female, but I think, from reading your posts that you're female. If I am correct, I'd just like to know what you do about the fact that there aren't any 12 step groups nearby...the nearest one to my town is 2 1/2 hrs away...and that's if I speed. I'm just starting my recovery process, because I just realized there was really such a thing as sexual addiction, and I have it. :) Ok, that's not really something to smile about, but anyway...I'll be back again...It'll be nice to hear something from another female addict's POV. Have a great week! Hello,
I am not an atheist, and don’t plan to become one….I was agnostic for a long while, though. Anyway, that’s not why I’m commenting. I just wanted to let you know that regardless of your religious beliefs (or lack thereof, as the case may be) I’m glad you’re here. I don’t know if you’re male or female, but I think, from reading your posts that you’re female. If I am correct, I’d just like to know what you do about the fact that there aren’t any 12 step groups nearby…the nearest one to my town is 2 1/2 hrs away…and that’s if I speed. I’m just starting my recovery process, because I just realized there was really such a thing as sexual addiction, and I have it. :) Ok, that’s not really something to smile about, but anyway…I’ll be back again…It’ll be nice to hear something from another female addict’s POV. Have a great week!

]]> By: GentlePath http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-150 GentlePath Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:06:49 +0000 #comment-150 journeytotheendofnight, you're more than welcome to link! Michael, good idea. I've been meaning to write about my journey to atheism for awhile. journeytotheendofnight, you’re more than welcome to link!

Michael, good idea. I’ve been meaning to write about my journey to atheism for awhile.

]]> By: Michael http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-149 Michael Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:03:23 +0000 #comment-149 Hello! I like your blog and your writing. Maybe you could elaborate on your descent from belief in God to atheism. I think that would be a great story. If you've written about that already I most of missed that entry as I followed the atheism link from your category cloud. Thanks, Michael http://the-confession-of-a-porn-addict.blogspot.com Hello! I like your blog and your writing.

Maybe you could elaborate on your descent from belief in God to atheism. I think that would be a great story. If you’ve written about that already I most of missed that entry as I followed the atheism link from your category cloud.

Thanks,

Michael
http://the-confession-of-a-porn-addict.blogspot.com

]]> By: journeytotheendofnight http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-141 journeytotheendofnight Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:11:11 +0000 #comment-141 So glad I checked out your blog! I'm not so alone as I though... there's at least one other guy like me out there. I've been an atheist all my life, got a bit stockholmed in treatment, then like yourself had a spiritual awakening -- a return to intellectual integrity. I just started a blog myself -- journeytotheendofnight.wordpress.com. Mind if I throw a link up to your blog there? Best of luck to you in your recovery, Journey So glad I checked out your blog! I’m not so alone as I though… there’s at least one other guy like me out there. I’ve been an atheist all my life, got a bit stockholmed in treatment, then like yourself had a spiritual awakening — a return to intellectual integrity.

I just started a blog myself — journeytotheendofnight.wordpress.com.

Mind if I throw a link up to your blog there?

Best of luck to you in your recovery,
Journey

]]> By: Phyxius http://thegentlepath.wordpress.com/about/#comment-30 Phyxius Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:53:39 +0000 #comment-30 With Jelly I hope. lol. I enjoyed your writing =) With Jelly I hope. lol.

I enjoyed your writing =)

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