Daily
Reflections reading April 7th
A Wide Ark Of Gratitude
And,
speaking for Dr. Bob and myself, I gratefully declare that had it not been for
our wives, Anne and Lois, neither of us could have lived to see A.A.’s
beginning. THE A.A. WAY OF LIFE, p. 67
Am
I capable of such generous tribute and gratitude to my wife, parents and
friends, without whose support I might never have survived to reach A.A.’s
doors? I will work on this and try to see the plan my Higher Power is showing
me which links our lives together.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My
thoughts on April 7th Reading
A wide ark of gratitude, I could not have this gratitude, if
it were not for my sponsor’s teachings about
How the program works, and how I had to get active in my own
recovery by reaching out to others, I need Ed to make the amends and be sure I
could again be the father I always should have been
I am no longer alone in my head and thoughts, I am no longer
a victim of myself, because the steps have showed me the way out of the bottle
and into real life on Gods terms, I have real friends today who care about me
and I very much care about them
Gratitude is another one of the action words we need to look
at, it is so easy to say I am grateful but it would be more humbling to take
action, to show others to know how grateful I am, God has given me the gift of
sobriety and gave me a fellowship where I can show my gratitude
By doing service work and helping others find this is a new
way of life to achieve sobriety, when someone reaches out I should be ready to
try to help them, this does not mean I have to carry the mess of their disease,
just the message of our program show them the way
I have been blessed with this gift because when I try to
give this gift to others I receive it back ten fold this is a gift that keeps
on given back to all who try to give it away, not just given help in the
fellowship but helping others during hard times, random acts of kindness
Today I am grateful to have been able to walk thru my fears
and hopelessness to find a new way of life with out the booze, that required
looking at my past, I am grateful that my past will always be with me nothing
can destroy any of my memories
They will always be there to show me what it was like and
what its like now, my past is one of my best assets to helping others suffering
like I had been, I am grateful my old life will always remind me how much I
have changed
To becoming a loving useful member of this fantastic program
and of society as a whole I am grateful I became a part of something and today
I will not be separate from it, so action is needed to show my gratitude today
I do not have tunnel vision, or narrow mindlessness, if I
ever start to focus on any one little thing by itself I will lose the beauty of
the whole picture, I must always stay grateful for my recovery or I could loose
focus on everything in life
I can even say I am grateful to be able to walk threw the
tragedy and turmoil that life seem to pass on to us all without having to drink
them away, I must remain forever grateful for what God in His grace has given
me for the entire blessing He has given to my family and friends
God has given me many opportunities to show my gratitude by helping other to find hope, I had to get active in the fellowship, by
speaking at meetings, making coffee, greetings, and so many other opportunities
too many to mention, but we all know what they are if we work the program
Yes gratitude is another one of the many action words we
hear around the halls, God sure has given me a life second to none the thing I
am most grateful for is the 35+ extra years I was given when I did not kill
myself by hitting that tree I was heading for, God gave me a life of love and
hope that day
God bless you Al M
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