Daily
Reflections reading October 18th
An Open Mind
True
humility and an open mind can lead us to faith . . . TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE
TRADITIONS, p. 33
My alcoholic thinking led me to believe that I could control my drinking, but I couldn’t. When I came to A.A., I realized that God was speaking to me through my group. My mind was open just enough to know that I needed His help. A real, honest acceptance of A.A. took more time, but with it came humility. I know how insane I was, and I am extremely grateful to have my sanity restored to me and to be a sober alcoholic. The new, sober me is a much better person than I ever could have been without A.A.
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Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on October 18th Reading
I sure did not have an open mind before AA, but as I started
to learn from the people in the halls I found that slowly my mind was beginning
to open up to this new way of life, first and most important thing I learned was
that it just was not all about me its about WE
Keeping my mind open is more what I could do to change my
attitude towards others, with a chance to make amends for all the crap I had
caused by my actions when drinking, when I keep my mind open to changes that go
on I find I can turn things over to God
I can ask others in fellowship what they would do in the
same situation I find myself in, ask if they would share what they did to
improve the situation, to make life easer for themselves, in other words ask
them to share their experience strength and Hope with me
Help me to look thru a fresh set of eyes and learn a little
more truth about myself, hopefully with an open mind I could accept the changes
in my life with the help of God, by keeping that open mind to changes I had to
make in me and my attitudes
This is what its all about to me open-mindedness to God to
change me and my attitudes not to change everyone and everything around me God
will help others to change, my mind needs to stay open to the changes He wants
me to make in ME !!!!!!!
With my new spirituality
coming from recovery work I am aware of my fault behind me, that at times
Look like freight trains these faults I can stumble over and
get in the way, but they are just feelings not facts
When I can be open minded, talk about defects rationally I learn
from my mistakes of the past, now I have begun the process of turning things
over to God as I know understand Him, for me He is a God of unconditional love
and compassion
Being open minded has helped me to make sound decisions
about the true, the one that doesn't have to react in the same insane way I
have always reacted, but I can act in a different way with by acting open a
situation with compassion and understanding
I began to experience emotional sobriety, when I finally
came to believe in God, this is when my real recovery began, I started to find
hope, it was a process in spiritual growth determined only by knowledge of AA's
God as I now understand
I can not be absolutely close-minded and refuse to either
believe, or to take any further action, for me there was no hope until I
started to change my attitude thru my actions, I needed God to restore me to
sanity, I had engage in some real emotional and spiritual housecleaning
It is action that returned me to sanity the action of being
open- minded, changing my attitudes and false beliefs of who I thought I was
and how I tried to change every thing and everyone around me
With my mind open I saw the program working for me I needed
you warm and loving people
God bless you Al M
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