When I take the appropriate action through the Twelve Steps, the pain gradually goes away.
I have found that pain is a friend it lets me know there is something wrong with my emotions, just as a physical pain lets me know there is something wrong with my body. It isn't easy, but as long as I know I am progressing spiritually, I know that I can mark my effort up as a job well done. When I am hurt or upset, I have to continually look for the cause in me, and then I have to admit and correct my mistakes. The other person may be wrong too, but I can only deal with my feelings. The concept of God was one that I struggled with during my early years of. He cannot attain in even a small degree the assurance of the believer, the agnostic, or the atheist. He thinks himself lost to the comfort of any conviction at all. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. Obviously, the dilemma of the wanderer from faith is that of profound confusion. I have learned through this Step that if I am disturbed, there is something wrong with me. It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. I know the Promises are being fulfilled in my life, but I want to maintain and develop them by the daily application of Step Ten. Then comes the acid test: can we stay sober, keep in emotional balance, and live to good purpose under all conditions?
way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather or foul. But when we approach Step Ten we commence to put our A.A.
#Aa daily reflection oct 28 free#
I believe that A.A.’s purpose is to promote sobriety and not some other cause or moral stance, but my beliefs are what make me human I am free to hold any opinion on anything outside of the Fellowship’s parameters while always feeling grounded in this group.As we work the first nine Steps, we prepare ourselves for the adventure of a new life. They define me as human and allow for freedom of thought while maintaining firm footing against any opinion which may differ from A.A.’s purpose -for sobriety-which has never changed since its inception fifty years ago with Bill W., Dr. It is in this Fellowship that my beliefs are not confined only to one point on an intellectual map Daily Reflections October 28 We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause. 177Īs a lifelong member of Alcoholics Anonymous, I am grateful to be surrounded by people who have been through what feels like the same experience. We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous to be something of far greater importance than the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause.TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. It’s frustrating that these people who supposedly care about you won’t listen to your advice on how bad alcohol is for their health and happiness, so this blog post is just as much for them as it is for you! They say they will stop when you do, but they never do. Your friends are still drinking and partying every day without any concern about what they’re doing to themselves or the people around them. Support White Bison and the Wellbriety Movement today Click here to donate Welbriety-Movement-logo. The volume focuses on all Three Legacies of Recovery, Unity and Service. members reflect on favorite quotations from the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous. You don’t know how long it’ll last, but you’re happy to be feeling better than ever. A collection of readings that moves through the calendar year one day at a time: A.A.
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