![]() ![]() Our Higher power wants us to be safe, happy, and wise. Will lead us on a safe path through life. I'll remember today that I'm special in certain ways, but that I'm also part of the human race and subject to things that apply to everyone.įear of people and economic insecurity will leave you. Then we realize that we're both special and generic, and we use his knowledge for self-improvement rather than self-destruction. We learn more frm the experiences of others. When we stop thinking of ourselves as special, we also become more teachable. We got into trouble partly because we thought we were special and could break universal commonsense rules. But we're also part of the human race, and we are bound by the general limitations that apply to everyone. It's true that every person is special in that no two people are exactly alike. Thinking we're special certainly creates all sorts of problems. To be a vale of tears, though it once was just that for many of us.īut it became clear that most of the time we had made our ownĪn early professional believed that alcoholics get into trouble because they thought they were SPECIAL. Hence, we cannot subscribe to the belief that this life necessarily has We are sure God would like to see us happy, joyous, and free. There was an insistent yearning to enjoy lifeĪs we once did and a heartbreaking delusion that some new miracle It means joyous intimacy with friends and aīut not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. I pray that Iįor most normal folks, drinking means release from care,īoredom, and worry. ![]() I pray that I may be daily refilled with the right spirit. When you are spiritually filled, there is no work This refilling is the best preparationįor effective work. You need this dwellingĪpart, this shutting yourself away in the very secret place of yourīeing, away alone with your Maker. Refilling with the spirit, you need these times of quiet communion,Īway, alone, without noise, without activity. Refilling with the spirit is something you need every day. Psychology and religion when I live the A.A. Religion mustīe presented in psychological terms to some extent in order to satisfy Psychology because faith is an act of the mind and will. Books on psychologyĪnd psychiatric treatments are not enough without the strength thatĬomes from faith in God. Power outside of ourselves on which we can rely. ![]() Psychologists are turning to religion because just knowing about Have I sought knowledge of God's will for me? Have I done service Sponsor tells me that service keeps me sober. I learn to turn my will and my life over to the care of God. I drank toĬelebrate success and I drank to drown my sorrows. My selfishness was the driving force behind my drinking. ![]() Self-pity, we step on the toes of our fellows and they retaliate. anger awkward silences beatitudes bible bible reading biblical principals breaking free Celebrate Recovery christian codependency corona corona therapists cosa denial electrician Emmaus endurance faith based therapists faithful commitment foolishness forgiveness fruit of the spirit galatians 5 22 girl who broke my heart God good enough grief healing healthy relationships heart photo help humbly inland vineyard inventory Jesus jesus disciples journaling marraige personal inventory.God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change ĭriven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking and
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