Daily
Reflections reading June 2nd
The Upward Path
Here
are the steps we took. . . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59
These are the words that lead into the Twelve Steps. In their direct simplicity they sweep aside all psychological and philosophical considerations about the rightness of the Steps. They describe what I did: I took the Steps and sobriety was the result. These words do not imply that I should walk the well-trodden path of those who went before, but rather that there is a way for me to become sober and that it is a way I shall have to find. It is a new path, one that leads to infinite light at the top of the mountain. The Steps advise me about the footholds that are safe and about chasms to avoid. They provide me with the tools I need during the many parts of the solitary journey of my soul. When I speak of this journey, I share my experience, strength and hope with others.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My
thoughts on June 2nd Reading
The upward path is the AA program, the 12 steps, the 12
traditions, and the 12 concepts of world service, it is the big book, other
books, meetings, sponsor, sayings, slogans, and acronyms, being active
It is the spirituality of finding a power greater than
oneself, using this power to change the fellowship is where we come to share
our own experience, strength, and hope with each other, this is the program and
the tools to a new way for a sober life
It was the best way to go for me, to find this and with out
the steps to guide me into this new way of looking at myself, I would just be a
sober drunk, I would still have the same God like qualities, I thought I had
before learning about all twelve of the steps
Not just step one, step one was just the beginning of this
long upward path I started on, I found that higher power, began to get a little
sanity thru using step two, then the big step three
Yes I found the God of my understanding a loving and
forgiven God, who led me right into steps four and five sure was hard looking
at myself thru the eyes of another person my sponsor
But God helped me thru the fear, guilt, and remorse, of the
past and He showed me in steps six and seven what I had to do to change myself,
change my old attitudes about people, places, and things
Then came step eight the list I made, ready to make the
amends, I jumped right into step nine with my sponsors help, I did not want to
hurt others with the amends stuff today step ten is my daily reprieve
To make amends for mistakes of the present, and step eleven
I use daily to ask God for the help and to listen to Gods answers, He does say
No a lot of times when I do not pray rightly
But that just leave me with step twelve, I do try to carry
this message to all the sick and suffering out there the message given to me,
God can and will do for me what I could not do for myself, all anyone has to do
is let Him
God bless you Al M
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