Daily Reflections reading July
15th
Pride
For thousands of years we have been demanding more than our share of security, prestige, and romance. When we seemed to be succeeding, we drank to dream still greater dreams. When we were frustrated, even in part, we drank for oblivion. Never was there enough of what we thought we wanted. In all these strivings, so many of them well-intentioned, our crippling handicap had been our lack of humility. We had lacked the perspective to see that character-building and spiritual values had to come first, and that material satisfactions were not the purpose of living. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 71
Time and again I approached the Seventh Step, only to fall back and regroup. Something was missing and the impact of the Step escaped me. What had I overlooked? A single word: read but ignored, the foundation of all the Steps, indeed the entire Alcoholics Anonymous program - that word is “humbly”. I understood my shortcomings: I constantly put tasks off; I angered easily; I felt too much self-pity; and thought, why me? Then I remembered, “Pride goeth before the fall,” and I eliminated pride from my life.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on July 15th Reading
Pride Ego Self-righteous anger FEAR are
just a few of my defects even today, but false pride is what keep me drinking
for many more years than I needed to drink, I can call it false pride our just
to damn stubborn to see how I was screwing up
The lives of all the people in my life, did
not see how I could be so wrong, my pride would not let me see myself thru
others eyes, I had no God to help me, because pride and Ego would not let Him
into my life, I was afraid of what He would want me to do
He was a condemning, vengeful, and
fearful God of my understanding, at that time and that little boy inside me
just did not want Him around screwing up my life, pride is a good thing when
your ego is not in the way and your doing the right things
But to hide behind it, just causes to
much trouble for me, so I have to keep it in check, I just try to remain
teachable try living with in the guide lines of the 12 step, I have accepted
Gods will for me only because I found that the God of my new understand
HE is all loving and forgiven, He will
always show me the path I must go down, all I need to do is ask Him, the 12
steps gave me hope for a new way of life free from boozes and free from the
bondage self, it was thru The Seventh Step
Making the change in my attitude with
humility as my guide, Yes today I have real pride in what I do and who I am a
man of honor and dignity, a loving kind husband and father, life with God is
just fantastic and its all right in the 12 steps
God bless you Al M
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