Daily
Reflections reading November 8th
Intuition And Inspiration
we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a
decision. We relax and take it easy. We don't struggle. ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, p. 86
I invest my time in what I truly love. Step Eleven is a
discipline that allows me and my Higher Power to be together, reminding me
that, with God's help, intuition and inspiration are possible. Practice of the
Step brings on self-love. In a consistent attempt to improve my conscious
contact with a Higher Power, I am subtly reminded of my unhealthy past, with
its patterns of grandiose thinking and false feelings of omnipotence. When I
ask for the power to carry out God's will for me, I am made aware of my
powerlessness. Humility and a healthy self-love are compatible, a direct result
of working Step Eleven
. © Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on November 14th Reading
I receive strength inspiration and direction from my God who has all the
knowledge and power, I will need to live life free from booze and the multitude
of other problems I face in my daily life, I do today intuitively know how to
solve problems that did baffle me
I know in the beginning of my
sobriety, I did not have any direction or that sense of flow, I now have become
God-conscious one with Him most days, but being human I also needed to take
more action to keep this feeling of serenity
Step eleven does suggests prayer and meditation, what kind of concept was
this until I actually tried prayer, to my surprise it really worked, but I also
had to have a more sane attitude towards this concept until it became a habit
to live by
Step ten showed me if I constructively review my day, to see if I was
resentful, selfish, dishonest, or afraid, to examine my actions and to make
amends when necessary, making sure I did not forget something by omission, a
common practice for me
When this happens I need to discuss this with my sponsor, trying to
always looking at my motives and actions, seeing if I could have done better
and I was not thinking of myself at the time, could I have done better for my
fellow man
Being very careful not to drift into fear, worry, anxiety, or most
important to me resentments, the number one thing that can drive me right back
into to the bottle, so I need to be very careful how I take this to the God of
my understanding
In the morning I still give a lot of thought on what my plans are for the
day, but I have learned that all plans are subject to change, I can not plan
the results of my day, all I can do is what’s best for all I am in contact with
this day
When fear is in control of my emotions, fight or flight are my only
options and action talks louder than fear, or any other emotion, If I confront
it the emotion reveals itself as a mouse rather than a lion worry can consume
my thoughts over things, I think I need to do certain things is caused by me
not my problems, when I try to solve all problems and make all decisions
at once, It can become very overwhelming, I learn to take my own sorrows, one
by one, to look at them a little at a time, I can accept sorrows, I can accept
anything, if Taken one at a time
I never know when a resentment might come up seemingly out of nowhere,
but if I am working this program the steps take over automatically, to begin
dealing with things and this gives me the time to look to God for my answers
resentment is dissolved away when I pray for Gods guidance, I do not fear
the future today, because I have a program that has taught me to face all
anger, fear, and resentments, a program that lead me to the God, of my
understanding, who always shows me the way when I finally ASK HIM
God bless you Al M
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