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Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone. Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help.
— ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 84
The immediate admission of wrong thoughts or actions is a tough task for most human beings, but for recovering alcoholics like me it is difficult because of my propensity toward ego, fear and pride. The freedom the A.A. program offers me becomes more abundant when, through unremitting inventories of myself, I admit, acknowledge and accept responsibility for my wrong-doing. It is possible then for me to grow into a deeper and better understanding of humility. My willingness to admit when the fault is mine facilitates the progression of my growth and helps me to become more understanding and helpful to others.
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Thanks Yukon~! I am an alcoholic., I am powerless over my disease. I have a choice today. I humbly ask God to remove my self-obsession= selfishness, resentments, and fears. Fear is a big one for me today. I am afraid for my Country, my family. I am afraid of people who make bad choices= using drugs. Our streets in Saint Louis MO are flooded with cheap heroin/fentanyl. 2 young men I know died recently of drugs.
I do feel God's love working in my life everyday.
I often think of passengers on RMS Titanic who had every reasonable expectation when they bought passage that they would arrive safely in New York. I suspect many of them began to pray for God's help when they realized Titanic was sinking, without enough life boats. I do not believe that was God's Will, but the result of poor choice by higher powers like Captain Smith and White Star Line. I use this as a metaphor.
Just for Today I will stay in the middle of the lifeboat using my 12-Steps.