Daily
Reflections reading February 15th
Taken Action
Are
these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among
us–sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work
for them. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84
One
of the most important things A.A. has given me, in addition to freedom from
booze, is the ability to take “right action.” It says the promises will ALWAYS
materialize if I WORK for them. Fantasizing about them, debating them,
preaching about them and faking them just won’t work. I’ll remain a miserable,
rationalizing dry drunk. By taking action and working the Twelve Steps in all
my affairs, I’ll have a life beyond my wildest dreams
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on February 15th Reading
When I am bombarded with of out of
control emotions, action is almost impossible, when fear was in control of my
emotions I wanted to run back to the bottle, one of my best hiding places in
the bottle I did not feel my own thoughts
By taken action I walked thru my fears
and emotions, I did not have to do this alone, today emotional outbursts do not
intimidated me, I know positive action will see me through, what others people
thing of me is none of my business, it is what God knows of me that is
important
Reputations are what people think of us,
character is what God knows of us, many times my words were mistaken by others
who had there own way of thinking, that is OK I can only carry the message as
it was given to me threw the 12 steps
Because of these 12 steps I made a
commitment to myself to take the positive action, actions speak a lot louder than
any words we could ever speak, I try to walk the walk, if I want people to
believe me I must follow up on what I say because this is action
It is amazing how quickly we can gain
credibility when we walk our talk with our actions, today I try not say
anything that I can't back up with my actions, but I am human and fall short at
times I have held back when God offered the opportunity
I may hold back because of fear that I
can't help, forgetting that any action is its own reward and that is what makes
AA so special to people who are completely devoted to recovery, we know
anything done for AA makes the whole world a better place to live in today
AA is a program of action, what good is
an awareness, if I do not take new actions, being aware of the damage done by
alcoholism, AA having the answer to my problem, I take action by going to meetings,
making phone calls, and working the steps, I follow the teachings of all twelve
steps
Taking inventory, admitting my mistakes,
and making amends all involve action, I needed the courage to change the things
I could God gave me the confidence to get involved in reaching out to others who
are suffering from the same malady I suffered from
Knowing getting active means trying to
live the Steps of the AA Program to the best of my ability, it means striving
for some degree of honesty, first with myself, then with others, it means
activity directed inward, to enable me to see myself and my relationship with
God more clearly
God bless you Al M
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