When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 86
I lacked serenity. With more to do than seemed possible, I fell further behind, no matter how hard I tried. Worries about things not done yesterday and fear of tomorrow's deadlines denied me the calm I needed to be effective each day. Before taking Steps Ten and Eleven, I tried to focus on God's will, not my problems, and to trust that He would manage my day. It worked! Slowly, but it worked!
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Before coming into the program of AA. Finding out that I can relax and pray for GOd to take care of the stressors in my life was all very new to me.
I lacked serenity on every level in my life when I first got Sober. I was hyper, I couldn't sit still, and I couldn't trust anyone or anything. I worried about money, about my child, about the way my life was, the state of the world, and if I could get into a dysfunctional conversation with a family member Oh Boy, that was how my day was off and going.
Working Steps 10 is to take my inventory daily. if I have harmed anyone then I have to make an amends right away. Step 11 is Prayer a constant, continual, round the clock without ceasing daily minute by minute conversation with my Savior. Then when I am quiet and alone in the evening. If I can allow time to reflect on my day with a quiet mind listening for GOD's sweet gentle voice. Hopefully, his Spirit may speak to me and say, "Well done" good and faithful servant.
Thank you for the reading from "Daily Reflections."
