True humility and an open mind can lead us to faith, and every A.A. meeting is an assurance that God will restore us to sanity if we rightly relate ourselves to Him. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 33
My last drunk had landed me in the hospital, totally broken. It was then that I was able to see my past float in front of me. I realized that, through drinking, I had lived every nightmare I had ever had. My own self-will and obsession to drink had driven me into a dark pit of hallucinations, blackouts and despair. Finally beaten, I asked for God's help. His presence told me to believe. My obsession for alcohol was taken away and my paranoia has since been lifted. I am no longer afraid. I know my life is healthy and sane.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
A night club with men & women all dressed up in evening clothes looks like a very festive place. But you should see the rest rooms of that night club the next morning. What a mess! People have been sick all over the place & does it smell! The glamour of the night before is all gone & only the stink of the morning after is left. In A.A., we learn to take a long view of drinking instead of a short view. We learn to think less about the pleasure of the moment & more about the consequences. Has the night before become less important to me & the morning after more important?
Meditation for the Day ~
Only a few more steps & then God's power shall be seen & known in my life. I am now walking in darkness, surrounded by the limitations of space & time. But even in the darkness, I can have faith & can be a light to guide feet that are afraid. I believe that God's power will break through the darkness & my prayers will pierce even to the ears of God Himself. But only a cry from the heart, a trusting cry, ever pierces that darkness & reaches to the divine ear of God.
Prayer for the Day ~
I pray that the devine power of God will help my human weakness. I pray that my prayer may reach through the darkness to the ear of God.
(Let it be a God or Higher Power of our own understanding) Danielle x
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Progress not perfection.. & Practice makes Progress!
