Now there are hundreds of books, symposia, and speeches dealing with the subject. When the early AA’s attained sobriety, most of the information about alcoholism was summed up in a handful of books. This same process has also led to more general knowledge about alcoholism. We have our antennae out, and we become conditioned to recognize useful ideas as they come to us. What’s happened is that we have put ourselves in line for such growth. It’s almost as if hidden forces were gathering up ideas and pushing them in our direction. When we are interested in a subject, we find more knowledge coming to us almost “Out of the blue” as we continue to seek it. This is not because God is singling us out for special favors. If we dedicate ourselves to the program, new information and understanding will continue to flow in our direction. There’s an old saying, “To him that hath, more shall be given.” That saying applies to our growth in AA. We all need the light of God’s reality, the nourishment of His strength, and the atmosphere of His grace. And when we turn away from meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and our intuitions of vitally needed support.Īs the body can fail its purpose for lack of nourishment, so can the soul. When we refuse air, light, or food, the body suffers. Those of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. I pray that I may serve God and others and so lead a useful and happy life. I pray that I may cooperate with God in all good things. That is the beginning and the end of our real worth. A life of service is the finest life we can live.
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It is a free gift, but we must sincerely seek for it. His strength is always available to us, but we must ask it of Him through our own free will. In a way, God is the greatest servant of all, because He is always waiting for us to call on Him to help us in all good endeavors. Remember that the first quality of greatness is service. Can I now look out and beyond my own selfishness? I couldn’t see beyond myself and my own need for another drink. And the only thing I could think of was more liquor. When I woke up in the morning with a hangover, my only thought was how terrible I felt and about what I could do to make myself feel better. The universe revolved around me at the center. When I was drinking, I was absolutely selfish, I thought of myself first, last, and always. To be honest about them allows me to accept them – and myself – and those with whom I had the differences from there, recovery is just a short distance ahead. I am not expected to be perfect! I have made errors before and I will make them again. What did I have to do with all these different matters? When I simply accepted that I had a part in them, I was able to put it on paper and see it for what it was – humanness.
I was told to look at where I had been wrong. Why is it that the alcoholic is so unwilling to accept responsibility? I used to drink because of the things that other people did to me. So we admitted our wrongs honestly and became willing to set these matters straight.
We finally saw that the inventory should be ours, not the other man’s.
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