Daily Reflections reading
September 9th
Opening New Doors
They [the Promises] are being
fulfilled among us – sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 84
The Promises talked about in this passage are slowly coming to life for me. What has given me hope is putting Step Nine into action. The Step has allowed me to see and set goals for myself in recovery. Old habits and behaviors die hard. Working Step Nine enables me to close the door on the drunk I was, and to open new avenues for myself as a sober alcoholic. Making direct amends is crucial for me. As I repair relationships and behavior of the past, I am better able to live a sober life! Although I have some years of sobriety, there are times when the “old stuff” from the past needs to be taken care of, and Step Nine always works, when I work it.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on September 9th
Reading
The promises all the promises are guarantees if we follow
the path of those who came before us, first time in my life I knew freedom and
happiness was when I surrendered to my disease, today I do not regret my past
and I can not close the door on my past, least I forget
I reached my bottom hopelessly lost in the disease of
alcoholism wanting to die more than live, today I can see how my experiences
have benefit many others in their journey in recovery I have lost interest in
many selfish things and do care very much about others
I think a lot less about myself and I do think a lot more
about others in my life, my whole attitude has changed working the steps and my
outlook upon life is fantastic, I can remember that fear of people and
financial insecurity
Hiding when someone came to the door knowing it was someone
looking for money, today God does provide me with everything I need, things
that used to baffle me, I know how to handle these situations thru Gods help
Today I realize that God is doing for me what I could not do
for myself in my drunken past sometimes quickly sometimes slowly I managed to
straighten out my financial situations all the promises have came true in my
life
They have worked
because, I did that foot work for all these promises to become guarantees for
me today, Gods gifts are endless as long as my mind is open to Him and His
gifts, I am no longer a victim of myself I have the love and respect of my
family and friends
God gave me the gift of choice, to choose how I want to
live, I have that choice every morning another Gift from God is the willingness
to go to any lengths to stay sober willing to change myself by changing my
faulty attitude toward all
Making amends to those I harmed all became possible because
of doing the working steps four thru nine I have Gods gift to accept my life as
it should always have been turning my will over to His care thank God for
freedom of bondage of myself give freely and you shall receive Gods gift
God Bless you Al M
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