Daily Reflections reading March 2nd
Hope
Do
not be discouraged. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 60
Few
experiences are of less value to me than fast sobriety. Too many times
discouragement has been the bonus for unrealistic expectations, not to mention self-pity
or fatigue from my wanting to change the world by the weekend. Discouragement
is a warning signal that I may have wandered across the God line. The secret of
fulfilling my potential is in acknowledging my limitations and believing that
time is a gift, not a threat.
Hope
is the key that unlocks the door of discouragement. The program promises me
that if I do not pick up the first drink today, I will always have hope. Having
come to believe that I keep what I share, every time I encourage, I receive
courage. It is with others that, with the grace of God and the Fellowship of
A.A., I trudge the road of happy destiny. May I always remember that the power
within me is far greater than any fear before me. May I always have patience,
for I am on the right road.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on March 2nd Reading
Hope is a great subject, its when hard
times fall on us, we need that hope that things will change everything in life
comes to pass, I have been thru a lot of tragic times in my recovery, I have
many times lost that hope I was given when I found the doors of recovery
The program gave me hope, when I felt
hopelessly lost, filled with anger, and with despair, I turned to God at that
time, I have for the most part always turned to Him in hard times, when I start
to lose my hope it is because I am human, I react to things in a negative way
I have many times stewed in my own crap
and self pity, until I remember who is in charge, then I remember being given
hope to turn to God for the help and support I needed, God does work thru
people and I have many good friends to turn to when I need them
When I stop and share all of what’s going
on with me and around me its then they support me, we have had hope and
strength given to us to stand strong in our faith that Gods will be done, we
lost an 11 year old grandson Nov. 24, 1997 on the week of thanksgiving
He had cerebral palsy and was in wheelchair
most of his life, he had a great attitude towards life when this happen we were
able to be there for our daughter to offer our strength and hope, in this time
of need we all had things to accept but God had a plan for this young man
And we know he is with God at his side,
thanks to our fellowship of good friends we never lost hope or trust in our
God, He has always put the right word in our hearts to reach out and be there
for others He was there for us when our son was on life support
He pulled him thru sad to have him go
back to drinking again now need the liver transplant and we can only ask Gods
will be done for him, we keep praying for him to see the light Never give up
hope its what keeps us sane
To keep my recovery first, I need hope
and faith in every thing I do in recovery, its naive to think I can save
everyone who comes my way with an addiction, this being naive in it self, is
just one more addiction I needed to overcome
Anything can be addicting, I can engage
in the most destructive activities there are, anything can give me a high, the
more natural highs, at least have sane boundaries, there is nothing wrong with
being excited and finding hope and trust about things
I got sober to enjoy life, I have to just
make sure that what I hope in today has a chance to bring me genuine happiness,
not a shortcut to another disaster, serenity is more important to me, than any
thrill or pleasure I could get from drinking
I can choose balance in my life, by deciding
to put the problems of life in there place the moment I make a conscious
decision to fight, I will be striving toward my own goals I give myself the
chance to decide whether I have any control over problems
Or whether I should just let them go, nobody
is without situations in their lives if I address them with some serious
thinking, I should be able to free my mind and work on some of the more
important things in my life, like friends and family
God bless you Al M
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