Daily Reflections reading November 13th
Looking Outward
We ask especially for freedom from self-will, and are careful to make no requests for ourselves only. We may ask for ourselves, however, if others will be helped. We are careful never to pray for our own selfish ends. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 87
As an active alcoholic, I allowed selfishness to run rampant in my life. I was so attached to my drinking and other selfish habits that people and moral principles came second. Now, when I pray for the good of others rather than my “own selfish ends,” I practice a discipline in letting go of selfish attachments, caring for my fellows and preparing for the day when I will be required to let go of all earthly attachments.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on November 13th Reading
Selfishness
sure did run rampant in my life, it was all about what I wanted in life, not
what I needed in life, people should have been there for poor me when I was in
the mood to listen to them, fact is many were there but I was to selfish to
bother to listen to any of them
I just
wanted them to fix everything and everyone in my life, like today, this moment,
I was not interested in changing me or my attitudes, just needed a sounding
board to vent on, thank God there is nothing selfish about this program Dr Bob
said its in the 4 absolutes
Absolute
Honesty, Absolute Unselfishness, Absolute Love, Absolute Purity,
The
surest way to the bottle for me is to concentrate only on what I can get, one
thing that will bring me back into the bottle quicker than anything else in
this world, thinking just about of my own self, this is the fastest way to
alienation of myself from God and myself
I think
the best why to go is to look at myself thru the eyes of another human being,
pray helps me along the way, His will not mine everyday, so I can remain humble
and faithful, not just for my own comfort, but for the comfort of all my new
found friends in recovery
Focusing
most of my attention on others is the way out of my own self centeredness, I
can avoid that feeling of being God and feeling hopeless, by looking beyond
myself to others as long as I am willing to turn to God for help in me troubled
times
I will
not feel hopeless, when I am troubled, can't see a way out, its because I am to
self absorbed in my mind all solutions to my self centeredness depend on how I
relate to the God, when I consciously surrender my will to God's will I know
that faith is at work in my life
When I
came into AA a life without booze seemed strange, a task impossible for me to
understand, never thought about what life could be like without ever drinking
again, but the longer I am in AA the more natural this way of life seems, I
have everything in life I need to be humble and happy
This is
a natural way of life, God has given me the strength to reach out of my self
centered ways and to become useful to others, what a wonderful way to live free
of self and free of booze Gods will not mine today
God
bless you Al M
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