Daily
Reflections reading October 12th
Curbing Rashness
When
we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant
evaporates on the spot. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 91
Being
fair-minded and tolerant is a goal toward which I must work daily. I ask God,
as I understand Him, to help me to be loving and tolerant to my loved ones, and
to those with who I am in close contact. I ask for guidance to curb my speech
when I am agitated, and I take a moment to reflect on the emotional upheaval my
words may cause, not only to someone else, but also to myself. Prayer,
meditation and inventories are the key to sound thinking and positive action
for me.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on October 12th
Reading
Well we all have our little tests in
patience and tolerance from time to time in recovery not accepting unacceptable
behavior is not in-tolerance its the right of all to feel safe and secure and
not have to listen to offensive remarks from anyone
It takes a lot of patience to sit and not
react to some jerk mouthing off in meetings I judged everyone and sure made a
lot of comments about how long winded or how phony I though people were when
they shared at the podium
I had no patience with anyone in the
beginning and sure had no understanding most of all I got very intolerant of
any one who was pushing the God crap I did not want anything to do with the
vengeful condemning God I grew up with
If you wanted to pray to him that was
your problem and I sure did not want to be around I was to closed minded to
really listen to what you had to say I missed the part about a loving forgiven
God just did not want to try prayer
I was still in denial of the disease just
knew I could not drink my life was just fine the way it was all I needed to do
is stop drinking and everything else would be just fine everyone would change
when I stayed sober
Sure was not the way it happened I had to
change and the Patience Understanding Tolerance were not to be found the old
timers called that the PUT of AA you need all three if you were to change
yourself stop drinking and learn a new way of life free from booze
Free from yourself lets all use it for
helping each other stay sober for another day I always try to remember what I
was like when I came thru the doors it keeps me grateful for what God has given
me today but like everyone else
I am human and sometime do judge other I
am thankful for this tenth step it sure does comes in handy when my humanness
comes out on the dark side of ME! When my attitudes are all negative and I
return to my own free will
Thru the teachings of the 12 steps I have
been taught that if I want the respect of others and have respect for myself I
would have to change me and become respectable
If I want to be trusted I have to again change
me and become trustworthy if I want to have dignity I must become honorable
trustworthy and respectable in all my affairs with others in my life today and
just as important to myself
Today I have earn the things I have been
given only by the grace of God, I have a deep respect for who I have become
with His help and the help of many others today I do have self respect and the
respect of my family and friends
The respect of my home group and of all those
I have met on this life journey to maintain my sobriety I had to change all my
character defects, look for the truth and seek out all my deep dark secrets and
share them with another human being
Step ten is needed to overcome feelings
of greed, fear, and resentment, work on all 12 steps I learn everything about
myself and start living by the steps practicing all the principle of recovery
in everything I attempt to do
I have to give back what God has chosen
to give me and if I want to remain the person God had intended me to be in the
first place, loving, kind, and respectable
I have to help others to follow the 12
steps of recovery to a new way of life sobriety is needed to overcome feelings of,
fear, and resentment, because fear or resentment can distort me and lead me to
foolish mistakes
God bless you Al M
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