![]() ![]() ![]() Like an old gold-panning prospector, you must resign yourself to digging up a lot of sand from which you will later patiently wash out a few minute particles of gold ore. I will share this list with my sponsor, my group, and my sober friends. I will protect the gift You’ve given me.Īction for the Day: Today, I’ll list the people and places that are risky for me to be around. Higher Power, help me to stay away from slippery places. Prayer for the Day: I pray for true acceptance. When we know our limits, we protect our recovery against the people and places that pull us from our spiritual center. This isn’t testing our sobriety it’s being reckless with it. Hanging around “slippery places” means we could “slip” back into our old ways. This means we know that hanging around our using “buddies” can remind us of “the good old days.” I will go through the day knowing that God forgives me to the extent that I forgive.Īs we work Step One, we accept that alcohol and other drugs are poison to us. I will not review past hurts and injuries this day. As it is stated in closing meetings, “Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.” When we forgive others, we also realize that we are forgiven. We are letting go of garbage that we do not need in our lives. We are not giving up a possession or a right instead, we are freeing ourselves from a burden that nobody needs to carry. By extending forgiveness, we release thoughts and feelings that have been like a cancer in our lives. In forgiving others, we do not grant a favor to them, but to ourselves. We continue to feel the pain of the original injury, and the ensuing resentment destroys our peace of mind and endangers our relationships. If we haven’t forgiven others, the old resentments are a poison in our own lives. Some of us wasted lots of time brooding about old wrongs done to us or trying to get even for some past injuries.īut the only way we can ever really get even is to forgive others completely and without the slightest hidden reservation. There is a general reluctance on the part of most people to forgive old injuries. Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.” How heartily we A.A.’s can agree with him, for we know that the pains of alcoholism had to come before sobriety, and emotional turmoil before serenity. Someone once remarked that pain is the touchstone of spiritual progress. Now I commiserate only with those who suffer in ignorance, who do not understand the purpose and ultimate utility of pain.” “Years ago I used to commiserate with all people who suffered. I pray that I may never question God’s plans, but accept them gladly. I pray that I may be taught, just as a child would be taught. Each day will unfold something good, as long as I am trying to live the way I believe God wants me to live. His spirit shall flow through me and, in flowing through me, it shall sweep away all the bitter past. Since then, have I been learning to live accordingly? Have I read the book Alcoholics Anonymous? Have I applied the knowledge gained to myself? Have I admitted openly that I am an alcoholic? Am I ready to admit it at any time when I can be of help? When I was convinced that I was an alcoholic, I admitted it openly. When I came into A.A., I learned what an alcoholic was and then I applied this knowledge to myself to see if I was an alcoholic. I have the power to exert a positive influence on myself, my loved ones, and the world in which I live. I am not powerless over assuming responsibility for my own recovery. But I’ve also learned I am not powerless over some things. I am powerless over how other people work (or don’t work) the Steps. I am powerless over having just missed the bus. I am powerless over what people think about me. ![]() I’ve learned that I do not have the power and control I once thought I had. It is no coincidence that the very first Step mentions powerlessness: An admission of personal powerlessness over alcohol is a cornerstone of the foundation of recovery. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. ![]()
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