![]() Part of alcoholism’s deadliness lies in its peculiar tendency to blind the victim to the hopelessness of the situation. principles, our obsession leaves us and we enter a new dimension-freedom under God as we understand Him.” Yet when we admit complete defeat and when we become entirely ready to try A.A. “In the late stages of our drinking, the will to resist has fled. He explained that my drinking, once a habit, had become an obsession, a true insanity that condemned me to drink against my will. “But Bill has a tremendous amount of will power,” she said. ![]() Silkworth was trying in his gentle way to tell her what was wrong with me and that I was hopeless. I had gone steadily downhill, and on that day in 1934 I lay upstairs in the hospital, knowing for the first time that I was utterly hopeless. I pray that I may meet each issue of life squarely and not hold back. I pray that I may perform each task faithfully. Even when you are tempted to rest or let things go or to evade the issue, make it a habit to meet the issue squarely as a challenge and not to hold back. Every day brings a new opportunity to be of some use. In your daily life try to keep faith with God. Be a doer of God’s word, not a hearer only. Do your small part every day in a spirit of service to God. Try to perform, in the little things, faithful service to God and others. Try to be thankful for whatever vision you have. I’m not just a spectator I’m supposed to be one of the team. ![]() I must eventually get off the bench and get into the game. I will be a weak member until I get in there and help carry the load. Prayer, meditation and inventories are the key to sound thinking and positive action for me.Īm I still on a “free ride” in A.A.? Am I all get and no give? Do I go to meetings and always sit in the back row and let others do all the work? Do I think it’s enough just because I’m sober and can rest on my laurels? If so, I haven’t gone very far in the program, nor am I getting nearly enough of what it has to offer. I ask for guidance to curb my speech when I am agitated, and I take a moment to reflect on the emotional upheaval my words may cause, not only to someone else, but also to myself. I ask God, as I understand Him, to help me to be loving and tolerant to my loved ones, and to those with whom I am in close contact. 91īeing fair-minded and tolerant is a goal toward which I must work daily. When we speak or act hastily or rashly, the ability to be fair-minded and tolerant evaporates on the spot. ![]()
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