my daily reflections…

the humility of step 7, the honesty of step 1, and the courage of step 4, help me when i do my prayer & meditation each mornin. with step 7s humility, i am able to surrender myself to my HP. with step 1s honesty, i am able to accept the control i truly have over many situations in my life. with step 4s courage, i get to look within to find the character assets that i hold that are good. with this combination i set myself up for success in my day no matter what comes my way. im able to do what is necessary to be of service, livin my HPs will. i take me out of the equation so that i may be open and willin to the insight He provides. startin each day in such a manner automatically helps me build blocks toward my alcoholism. i may still make all the mistakes one could make. i may still take all the wrong roads there are to take. i may find myself often wrong. but with a start each day with a good mind set, i can use the humility, honesty, and courage i found in the mornin to live past the difficulties of self. and when shit becomes just too much, i can always stop and restart my day, or communicate with my HP. i can go to Him for the solution of every problem, for the overcomin of every temptation, for the calmin of every fear, for all my need, physical, mental, or spiritual, but mostly, communicate with Him for the strength i need to live with peace of mind and the power to be useful and effective. i can be compulsive about gettin well. i can talk about my disease every day. the price of my freedom and peace of mind is vulnerability. God is in the risk. i can ask God to let me experience freedom in the choices i make today. good work teaches me good habits. with the spiritual awareness im speakin of, i can take care of my commitments as they are presented to me livin the manageability and power ive developed through recovery with my HPs help. so long as i remain teachable, aware, acceptin, not avoidin whats right in front of me, surrenderin so the channels stay open, the actions i take will change things. 1 day @ a time...