Daily
Reflections reading April 10th
Growing-Up
The
essence of all growth is a willingness to change for the better and then an
unremitting willingness to shoulder whatever responsibility this entails. AS
BILL SEES IT, p. 115
Sometimes
when I’ve become willing to do what I should have been doing all along, I want
praise and recognition. I don’t realize that the more I’m willing to act
differently, the more exciting my life is. The more I am willing to help
others, the more rewards I receive. That’s what practicing the principles means
to me. Fun and benefits for me are in the willingness to do the actions, not to
get immediate results. Being a little kinder, a little slower to anger, a
little more loving makes my life better–day by day.\
©
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My
thoughts on April 10th Reading
Growing up well God does not make Junk, but I sure did make
Junk out of what He gave me, after I came down off my little pink cloud I
realized I had to really start working on all of me, growing up is what makes
me a better person using the gift of the twelve steps thru the fellowship
Growing to be able to functions as a human being with out
the use of alcohol or my false EGO, I am no longer alone in my head and
thoughts, I am no longer a victim of myself or anyone else, 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 are willing
to help me day or night, this bond goes both ways today I can be there for
others who are hurting like I was, because of people like you I learned what I
was and when I was not the victim of things
Most of the time I was the one to victimize you and all
around me to get my own selfish ways, until AA I do not think I had any freedom
from myself no real feeling about how to live, today I have the freedom to
choose how I want to live and have a choice every morning
I became willing to change myself and accept my part of the
mess I caused in my disease, I did need to clean up the wreckage of my past and
I sure had a big street to clean I learned not to blaming others for what I did
or allowed others to blame me for their part
I have the freedom to accept my life turning my will over to
Gods care gave me the freedom, to enjoy the time I have left to do His will for
me and to practice these steps in all my affairs trying to give back what was
so freely given to me is about all I can do in my recovery
I can now show people how I had to walk thru my fears and
hopelessness to find a new way of life
I stay focused on what God in His grace has given me,
showing my gratitude by helping others walk thru the wreckage of their past
God bless you Al M
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