Daily
Reflections reading June 14th
When The
Going Gets Rough
It
is a design for living that works in rough going. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 15
When
I came to A.A., I realized that A.A. worked wonderfully to help keep me sober. But
could it work on real life problems, not concerned with drinking? I had my
doubts. After being sober for more than two years I got my answer. I lost my
job, developed physical problems, my diabetic father lost a leg, and someone I
loved left me for another – and all of this happened during a two-week period.
Reality crashed in, yet A.A. was there to support, comfort, and strengthen me.
The principles I had learned during my early days of sobriety became a mainstay
of my life for not only did I come through, but I never stopped being able to
help newcomers. A.A. taught me not to be overwhelmed, but rather to accept and
understand my life as it unfolded.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My
thoughts on June 14th Reading
The twelve steps are the design for living a new way of life
surrendering and making "my life" once again manageable, serenity is
being calm and untroubled without worry, stress, or disturbance am I part of
the problem, or part of the solution, well that depends on my attitude
Some times my own free will gets in the way, then I become
part of the problem trying to force my own free will on things to make them
happen, my way, in my time as the saying goes it your trying to control a
problem then you are out of control
When the going gets rough if I started out on my knees
asking for Gods will, then I will be part of the solution, so I guess that what
it all comes down to is serenity, to gracefully accept changes I have to look
to the God for guidance and strength, to see things with His help
I can honestly say if my attitude is right, I can say let
His will be done, He gave me the courage to change with serenity, all the
things in my life needing change, He removed my fear, despair, and
hopelessness, when I started to trust in Him
He give me the hope for a better day, looking for sane
solutions to my problems, instead of walling in them and making them worst than
they were in the beginning today I have the strength to look for the real
solutions to a problem
That’s not easy when you think you have to right answers,
when your free will gets in the way, thanks to the steps I have found most of
my character defects and was willing to have them removed, but being human I
also react to things
When I do things get more screwed up, so I guess when I an
right with God, the problem disappears and the solutions come thru Him not me,
given me back my serenity once again, I just have to honestly ask Him for His
help, then get out of His way and let Him
Thanks to the simple program, I live in the solutions, more
than I create the problems, life is fantastic I have been freed from bondage,
because I started the day talking to God, serenity and wisdom is in trusting
everything to His guidance and care
God bless you Al M
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