Good Morning!!!
God grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change;
Courage to change
the things I can;
and Wisdom
to know the difference.
Thy will, not mine, be done.
*~*~*~*~*^Daily Reflections^*~
January 18, 2024
WOULD A DRINK HELP?
By going back in our drinking histories,
we could show that years
before we realized it, we were out of control,
that our drinking even then was no mere habit
that was indeed the beginning
of a fatal progression.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23
When I was still drinking,
I couldn’t respond to any of life’s situations
the way other, healthier, people could.
The smallest incident triggered a state of mind
that believed I had to have a drink to numb my feelings.
But the numbing did not improve the situation,
so, I sought further escape in the bottle.
Today I must be aware of my alcoholism.
I cannot afford to believe
that I have gained control of my drinking –
or again I will think I have gained control of my life.
Such a feeling of control is fatal to my recovery.
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Accepting God's Gifts
"Though many theologians hold
that sudden spiritual experiences
amount to a special distinction,
if not a divine appointment of some sort,
I question this view.
Every human being,
no matter what his attributes for good or evil,
is a part of the divine spiritual economy.
Therefore, each of us has his place,
and I cannot see that God intends to exalt one another.
"So, it is necessary for all of us to accept
whatever positive gifts we receive
with a deep humility, always bearing in mind
that our negative attitudes were first necessary
as a means of reducing us to such a state
of that we would be ready for a gift of the positive ones
via the conversion experience.
Your own alcoholism and the immense deflation
that finally resulted are indeed the foundation
upon which your spiritual experience rests."
Letter, 1964
© 1967 by Alcoholics Anonymous
® World Services, Inc
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