Daily Reflections reading
September 15th
A New Life
Yes, there is a substitute
and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. .
. . Life will mean something at last. Alcoholics
Anonymous Page 152
Life is better without alcohol. A.A. and the presence of a Higher Power keeps me sober, but the grace of God does even better; it bring service into my life. Contact with the A.A. program teaches me a new and greater understanding of what Alcoholics Anonymous is and what it does, but most importantly, it helps to show me who I am: an alcoholic who needs the constant experience of the Alcoholics Anonymous program so that I may live a life given to me by my Higher Power.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on September 15th
Reading
The meaning of life is not being God, but
trying to attune my will to Gods will for me, what I have found in the AA
program is a life second to none, I wanted this for me I working the steps into
my new life, today I have Love! Life! And Sobriety!
Enjoying my new life is another one of
the many times God's love came into my life to teach me about living on His
terms we never fail in life until we stop trying, life thru failures, is a fact
for us all, we learn from them
I lived in a drunken fog, sitting on a
pity pot, for all I had given away in that drunken fog, I never gave it much
thought, but failure is what got me to the door of AA, to turn them into
success, God give me a new life of hope, peace, and happiness, He didn't ask me
to change by myself
He asked I come to Him just as I am
trusting in His love and forgiveness and be willing to change I needed to keep
my thoughts on what I have been giving, not on what I have lost, my disease has
already taken to much away from me, recovery give me a new life
When I look at what God has given me I
still wonder why He chose to save the likes of me I can never make-up for the
damage I have caused, but I can make amends for my part, then I can start fresh
its up to those I try to make amends too
They can accept I am trying and hopefully
forgive me, or they can wait and see by my actions that I am really changing,
if they have harmed me the memories will haunt, me until I honesty forgive them
I need to let go of my anger and fear forgiven myself
I have hope to regain things I lost, my
past will always be with me, no one can destroy my memories they will always
comfort me, my old life will always remind me that I have changed to becoming a
loving useful person
I can't become a part of something, yet
be separate from it, tunnel vision, or narrow mindlessness will destroy every
thing I have worked for and destroy my new way of life God gave me, if I focus
on any one thing alone, I will lose the beauty of the whole picture
I stay focused on my recovery, so I don't
lose focus on everything else in my new life, only by my working thru my past,
learning about life on God's terms, will I be able stay sober, I must always
stay focused on my recovery, by sharing my experience, strength, and hope
At times in my life I can have a bad day
that could wipe everything out in a flash, anger, fear, self-pity, loneliness,
and despair are my constant enemies, old timers need the support of the new
comer as much as the new comer needs their support.
Today thru the grace of God I love the
new life I have, I have people to share how this new life in AA has changed
everything about me and my defective attitudes, don't look for God around you,
for He dwells with-in you, by being less selfish, less self-centered
By letting go of your old self completely
and shedding all your old ways you will feel His presents with-in you as I
have, if you just ask God's help each morning and thank Him at night, you will
find the faith you need to help you find this new live
God bless you
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