my daily reflections…

i believe the best way for me to carry the message to others who may be sufferin from the disease of alcoholism or addiction is to live the spiritual principles of recovery as best as i can. standin on a street corner and shoutin out what ive been gifted doesnt do me, or anybody else, any good. tryin to be an evangelist or reformer, condemnin people, doesnt do any good either. it just so happens that because of my own drinkin experience i can be uniquely useful to other alcoholics/addicts. and sharin that wisdom, knowledge, and experience through action is how i help the most. i aint tryin to say that i am not open about my alcoholism, because i am. i feel like if it offends another that i may have been someone who drank all the time and lost everythin due to my own self-centeredness, unmanageability, and powerlessness, and have found a way to live without alcohol or drugs through a solution that has turned my life around for the better, thats on them. ive learned all i can do is be the person ive learned to be, not try to control others. if i influence another to do things a little differently that helps them with their own problems, ive done good. when i practice each principle daily, sometimes many at once, i feel like ive done what my HP has guided me toward. when approached and asked i share with them the program of recovery. ive lived what i perceive the program has offered me and that foundation is solid. as i practice the task of growin daily more and more into the consciousness of my HP, followin His guidance as it comes, not hesitatin, but goin out and followin His guidance in my daily work, doin what i believe to be the right thing, people recognize it, and i get to pass on what has been given to me. as i live the change and evolve into a more lovin person, where i live, with whom i live, the friends i keep, and the relationships i make, i get to show others how crucial my recovery is to me. as a recoverin alcoholic, i can only be spiritually happy with those who are joyous and free. i need to find them. strivin for continuous improvement instead of perfection, i give my best to the work that is before me. throwin out moral and philosophical convictions i reduce my effectiveness and give a show of my self-centeredness and self-will. to be helpful is my only aim and i need my HPs help. 1 day @ a time...