Daily
Reflections reading January 26th
Rigorous Honesty
Who
wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to
another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher
Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy
in trying to carry A.A.’s message to the next sufferer? No, the average
alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn’t care for this prospect –
unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself. TWELVE STEPS
AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 24
I
am an alcoholic. If I drink I will die. My, what power, energy, and emotion
this simple statement generates in me! But it’s really all I need to know for
today. Am I willing to stay alive today? Am I willing to stay sober today? Am I
willing to ask for help and am I willing to be a help to another suffering
alcoholic today? Have I discovered the fatal nature of my situation? What must
I do, today, to stay sober?
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on January 26th Reading
Honesty is honesty, there are no degrees of honesty, we are
either honest or not, surrender, powerlessness, rigorously honesty, sound like
some kinds of infectious diseases, took years of drinking to learn all the ways
I could lie and deceive others into trusting me
Always told them the truth as I saw it thru eyes that could
not see the truth if it came up and bit me well the lies I told and the lies I believed
I had to live in for 26 years Truth was very had thing to find I was all alone
lost in the hopelessness of this disease trying to do it on my way like it
worked
Well thank God I found the safety of AA and a group of
drunks that were willing to reach out to me I found a sponsor who would not
take any crap from me he told me about rigorous honesty he said that was the
type of honesty were you seek Gods truth not your own
You have to start by being honest with yourself sort out the
lies you believe to be the truth its not as hard as you think Just remember
that truth is not all about you and what you can get that should give you a
little to think about the next time you try to lie to someone
Remember your only lying to yourself you won't con to many
people here in the halls start by working the 12 steps of recovery and practice
not lying to yourself well In time I came to believe that God would relieve me
of the desire to drink
But I need to start with the foot work Not lying to me was
the first step in the road to healthy living learning the real truth was step
two for me rigorous honesty was the only way I was going to do this Thanks to God
and this fellowship I have learned how to be honest, a useful member of society
Guess changing my attitude and learning my character defect
is all about learning what the truth is and how I apply it to my daily life
thru God's will for me sure is a great relief to not have to remember all the
lies I told and who I told which lie to
If we trusted in the power greater than ourselves then it
mattered little where others in recovery are what’s important is that I do not
have to lie What others think of me today is none of my business as long as I
am doing the right things I try not to hurt another
Judging should not be done in anyone’s life, the program is
God given and we have to remember it Is His will we are trying to do,
principles over personalities must be maintained for our own honesty with
honesty the truth does not have to be remember like a lie does!! Thank God!!
God bless you Al M
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