Daily Reflections reading March 5th
A Lifelong Task
But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow ‘take it easy?’ That’s what I want to know. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26
I was never known for my patience. How many times have I asked, “Why should I wait, when I can have it all right now?” Indeed, when I was first presented the Twelve Steps, I was like the proverbial “kid in a candy store.” I couldn’t wait to get to Step Twelve; it was surely just a few months’ work, or so I thought! I realize now that living the Twelve Steps of A.A. is a lifelong undertaking.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on March 5th Reading
I am terminally
unique not just different!!! To me there is an easer softer way than drinking
and it not any different for any of us, its simply using all the 12 steps, not
just some of them, they gave me all the tools to find my way home, all I needed
to do was use them to find the road to recovery
Sure is simple just
do not drink, or drug, etc, but sure is not easy takes a lot of foot work, to
not pick up again, but just for today I can do it the steps taught me how to
feel, to not pick up again, but just for today I can do it, the steps taught me
how to feel
How to share the
feelings without rage, anger, or resentments, feelings, of fear, loneliness,
feelings of hope, strength, and forgiveness, change of attitude, the take it
easy feelings
I had to take it
easy, the world was not created in one day, so why try to change myself in just
one day, we in AA live a day at a time, but that does not mean we change
everything it takes time, to lose all the baggage we have accumulated in the
many years we drank
It takes a lot of
time just to identify what it is we need to change, this is a process we need to
take it easy with, when we walk thru the steps just one day at a time, I used
to hate when I heard that after all I had a whole life to prepare for, all the
things it had to be done quickly
I was going to rule
the world, solve all your problems, 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 I think He is doing a fantastic job of it, now that I am not His pet
project, I surrendered to His will
This was the best
thing I ever did in my 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
I 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 but if I am having one of
those days
Then I blame everyone
and everything for the change, this brings me right back the take it easy do it
slowly, when I got here they told me it takes time, Things I must Earn, Time
takes time, I have earned these things that God gave me now TIME is Things I
May Enjoy
I am feeling grateful
for what my God has given me, grateful that I can still be here and share Gods
love with others having respect for myself and others in fellowship, being filled with pitfalls of the old self I still
have fears, but AA taught me how to overcome them
How to share them and
walk thru them, with God at my side much love comes from these rooms take the
first step to find this new hope and strength with in yourself, we will walk
beside you until you find the God of your understanding
Then we will walk with you and God Down the road, today you are not alone and you never need be alone again, just take it easy and come join us, we love you and need you to continue with our own sobriety
God Bless you Al M
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