Seeing things from God’s angle of vision can be very relaxing.”ĭaily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. I looked so silly that I dropped back into reality and slowed down. They were followed by me-bug-eyed and red of face-who had no time schedule to meet anyway. I saw an elderly couple driving along, happily chatting about their grandchildren. I tried it and when I encountered the next slow driver, I levitated and looked down on the other car and upon myself. I thought if I could look down on these events from God’s point of view, I might better control my feelings and behavior. Get AA Big Book for iOS and Android for more like this content - Enjoy sobriety 365 days per week with powerful recovery readings, prayers and thoughts. That repeated experience gave me an idea. Before I give God a chance to slow me down, I explode, and that’s what I call being quicker than God. Following a slow car in a no-passing lane, or waiting in a restaurant for the check, drives me to distraction. 111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. “IMPATIENT? TRY LEVITATING We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. Am I willing to stay alive today? Am I willing to stay sober today? Am I willing to ask for help and am I willing to be a help to another suffering alcoholic today? Have I discovered the fatal nature of my situation? What must I do, today, to stay sober?” My, what power, energy, and emotion this simple statement generates in me! But it’s really all I need to know for today. “RIGOROUS HONESTY Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.’s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn’t care for this prospect-unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself. It is only when I ask God for help, with complete abandon, that I become willing-and able-to change.”ĭaily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Attempting half measures to eliminate these defects merely paralyzes my efforts to change. In one form or another, many of my character defects appear daily: self-condemnation, anger, running away, being prideful, wanting to get even, or acting out of grandiosity. Many shortcomings tempt me daily therefore, I also have daily opportunities to become aware of them. At other times turning points are endings, such as when I see clearly the need to stop festering resentments or crippling self-seeking. Or when I begin to ask for help instead of going it alone. Sometimes turning points are beginnings, as when I decide to start praising, instead of condemning someone. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me down the road to old habits and to booze.
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