Daily
Reflections reading December 31st
Daily
Resolutions
The
idea of “twenty-four-hour” living applies primarily to the emotional life of
the individual. Emotionally speaking, we must not live in yesterday, nor in
tomorrow. As Bill Sees It, p. 284
A New
year: 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes–a time to
consider directions, goals, and actions. I must make some plans to live a
normal life, but also I must live emotionally within a twenty-four hour frame,
for if I do, I don’t have to make New Year’s resolutions! I can make every day
a New Year’s day! I can decide, “Today I will do this . . . Today I will do
that.” Each day I can measure my life by trying to a little better, by deciding
to follow God’s will and making an effort to put the principles of our A.A.
program into action.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on December 31st Reading
One day at a time its how we all needed to learn how to,
that does not mean we can't plan things, it
Just means we can't plan the results, every time I make a
plan it’s subject to change and change is not something I deal with very well
Usually I kick and scream till I stop and look at just what
was really happening, God just does not like some of my plans so, He changes
them for me and my problem is how do I accept the changes He Makes to all my
great plans for my life
If I am working the 12 steps of the program in my live, I
accept them with serenity, but if I am having one of those days then I blame
everyone and everything for the change, this brings me right back to one day at
a time
When I got here they told me it takes time TIME =Things I
must Earn and Time takes time, so today I have earned these things that God
gave me, so now time has changed for me to, Things I May Enjoy, but only if I
let God drive the bus
When I had to go back for bypass I remembered how easy it is
to think I have a bunch of tomorrows, but the truth is I only have this day,
this moment in time, I need to focus on what needs to be done now, I have heard
the people talk about living in the NOW today
I understand HOW = Honesty, Open- mind ness, Willingness,
NOW = No Other Way, well for me its all about living one day at a time, In Gods
time not mine, or nothing will change for me, to thine own self be true, of
myself I am nothing I need Gods will working in my life
Our truths, our fears, our resentments, our conduct, our
spiritually, all the good life gave us, recovery is a process of growing and
living in the moment, with out guilt, or fear, so to me it’s the only real way
I can ever guarantee that I will have a future free from alcohol
I am sure I do not want to return to that past full of
selfishness, distrust, hatred, fear, so learning to be true to me is the only
way to go trying to find what Gods will is for me and trying to be the best
person I can be today after all tomorrow never comes
Walking thru the wreckage of my past is something I am still
doing even today because new things
Keep coming in my head and step 10 tells me to deal with
them as soon as they become any bother to my recovery
I only have today to live in no more projecting on what
could have been what should have been only concerned with what will be Its the
practicing of this simple idea that is so complicated because I am just a human
being with free will that God gave me to use as He thought I should not as I
choose
But being Human I use it still to get what I want the
program keeps my on the right track every morning I ask God to keep me from my
selfish ways and try to do His will for me today ask God to keep me keep me
safe and sober
Thru out this day at night I just thank him for what He has
given me for what He has taken away from me and For what He has left me another
day alcohol free, the world needs tolerance, love and trust, quiet moments, a
lot more peace, so wars may end and hatred cease
Caring friends, some hope, to guide us here on this earth,
that’s what the fellowship of AA has given me thru a wonderful loving God of my
understanding dealing with the day to day stuff that comes our way is simply
living a day at a time, one day at a time,
I used to hate when I heard that, after all I had a whole
life to prepare for, the problem was I never did anything I prepared to do, I
was always to drunk to get of my butt to do all the things I was going to do,
like rule the world, solve all your problems and fix every thing
Sitting at the bar in the club, doing all these things,
today is different God is now in control of the world and I think He is doing a
fantastic job of it, now that I am not His pet project, I surrendered to His
will it was the best thing I ever did in my whole life
All my yesterdays are where they belong in my past, today I
can go visit them only so I remember what a fool I was in the good old days,
its a miracle I am still alive after some of the crap I did when drunk, but I
do believe God always had a plan for me in spite of myself
His plan is working in my life, He only lets me know what He
wants of me for today if I am working the 12 steps of the program into my live
I accept them with serenity
God bless you Al M
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