When we came into A.A., looking for a way out of drinking, we really need a lot more than that. We need fellowship. We need to get the things that are troubling us out into the open. We need a new strength beyond ourselves that will help us face life instead of running away from it. In A.A. we find these things that we need. Have I found the things that I need?
Meditation for the Day ~
Turn out all thoughts of doubt and fear and resentment. Never tolerate them if you can help it. Bar the windows and doors of your mind against them, as you would bar your home against a thief who would steal in to take away your treasures. What greater treasures can you have than faith and courage and love? All these are stolen from you by doubt and fear and resentment. Face each day with peace and hope. They are results of true faith in God. Faith gives you a feeling of protection and safety that you can get in no other way.
Prayer for the Day ~
I pray that I may feel protected and safe, but not only when I am in harbor. I pray that I may have protection and safety even in the midst of the storms of life.
Hazelden
(Let it be a God or Higher Power of your own understanding)
-- Edited by Sobrietyspell at 07:08, 2007-05-12
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Hi Phil, thanks so much for the reply. Made me laugh cuz life can be so hard sometimes it could be a right task to get out of bed! A.A. gets me out of bed. I've had a really tough week. A very hard one & my Higher Power has been off~beam. I've been trying to help other people & forgetting how much I need it myself. Meetings have gotten me through. I've been going everyday recently & sharing like a bastard! Started with all the good stuff & did a chair but as my week went on these days got harder & harder & this came out in my shares too. I don't always know what the right things to be saying are but I've been getting it out anyway & I guess the point is that I've been learning more & more loyalty to our fellowship & knowing that I can trust in it no matter what I say. Sometimes I'm messed up, sometimes I'm really good, sometimes I act up/out & sometimes I'm just there. I'm still learning all about me & when another alcoholic opens their mouth, I learn more. I've been stuck this week but pushing through ~ A.A. is teaching me stickability & always has. I'm responsible for me. If I don't get the help I need I can have nothing to give so I listen hard & I share where I'm at. It really touches me when another alcoholic says something kind regarding something I've said or decides to share their sobriety; struggles & the suffering they had in the early days with me. The old~timers are an absolute Godsend & they teach me to forgive myself for this condition I have cuz it's exactly as we all have it. We truly are not alone & when I can give of myself to this simple program I'm amazed before I'm halfway through. Thanks for everything you've given to us & how much you share. I need sober alcoholics to keep me sober & to give me what I need so that I can share of myself with those who are struggling like I when I do. Leading by example. Thanks for getting out of bed today & sharing with us today. Danielle x
-- Edited by Sobrietyspell at 18:28, 2007-05-12
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