Daily
Reflections reading June 27th
Conforming To The A.A. Way
We
obey A.A.’s Steps and Traditions because we really want them for ourselves. It
is no longer a question of good or evil; we conform because we genuinely want to
conform. Such is our process of growth in unity and function. Such is the
evidence of God’s grace and love among us. A.A. COMES OF AGE, p. 106
It
is fun to watch myself grow in A.A. I fought conformity to A.A. principles from
the moment I entered, but I learned from the pain of my belligerence that, in
choosing to live the A.A. way of life, I opened myself to God’s grace and love.
Then I began to know the full meaning of being a member of Alcoholics Anonymous
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts
on June 27th Reading.
Acceptance in recovery was detachment
from the problems of my life and needed to be done faced with drastic life
style changes anyone can be overwhelmed, recovery is a process a decision
making it possible to accept living in a completely different life style
Conformity to A.A. principles, living one
day at a time, gave me the opportunity to make changes in just twelve steps; I
like most others have been the victim of many unjust conditions in early
childhood
I had not known or experienced the real
meaning of love as normal people do, I know people who have been physically,
mentally, as well as spiritually abused, to the point where they believed this
abuse was love, they became victims of their caretakers
And thru the use and abuse of alcohol and
drugs, also became victims of themselves, the instinct is to deny
responsibility for most conflicts in which they find themselves, this can warp
personalities and alter lives for the worst, with out a lot of help
Like from sponsors, trying to take
suggestions as to how to conform to AA principles, some have less than an
average chance to recover from their disease change is an absolute, we need to
be sure that everyone
Has the same chance to learn how to have
a useful and peaceful life, with Gods help, the help of the fellowship we all
can give them this chance to live helping them thru the 12 steps to a new way
of life showing them how to practice the principles of our God given program
God bless you Al M
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