![]() Being humble means seeing ourselves as we are. Being humble means not pretending we’re God. We humbly as God to remove them.īeing humble means we remember who we are: human beings who need God’s help. In Step Seven, we ask God to remove them. In Step Six, we got ready to give up our shortcomings. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. Nevertheless, I can surely report that in my own life and in the lives of countless others, the fruits of that experience have been real, and the benefactions beyond reckoning. ![]() “Some might think me presumptuous when I say that my own experience is real. This can scarcely be said of those who hallucinate. Those who receive these gifts of grace are very much changed people, almost invariably for the better. The best evidence of that reality is in the subsequent fruits. However, it is certain that all recipients of spiritual experiences declare their reality. I doubt if anyone has authoritatively defined what a hallucination really is. “Perhaps you raise the question of hallucination versus the divine imagery of a genuine spiritual experience. I pray that I may pass on this calmness to others who are lonely and full of fear. I pray that I may be calm in the midst of storms. You have the answer to loneliness and fear, which is calm faith in the goodness and purpose in the universe. For all kinds of people, this should be your attitude: a loving desire to help and an infectious spirit of calmness and trust in God. Leave each soul the better for having met you or heard you. Be grateful, humble, calm, and loving to all people. Whatever of sorrow or difficulty the day may bring, God’s command to you is the same. Learn daily the lesson of trust and calm in the midst of the storms of life. As each twenty-four-hour period ends, we find that the business of staying sober is a much less trying and fearsome ordeal than it seemed in the beginning. Day after day our sobriety results in the formation of new habits, normal habits. ![]() program with its twelve steps, we have the advantage of a better understanding of our problems. By working my program I can be satisfied, knowing that in the doing the best that we can for today, we are doing all that God asks of us.” I let myself be comforted in knowing that my life is now in the hands of my Higher Power, a master craftsman who is shaping each part of my life into a unique work of art. I do not overwhelm myself with life’s problems, and how much more work needs to be done. Just as a sculptor will use different tools to achieve desired effects in creating a work of art, in Alcoholics Anonymous the Twelve Steps are used to bring about results in my own life. ![]() I will use these tools today.The principles we have set down are guides to progress. I am moving toward grace, serenity, and recovery. With the help of my Higher Power and program accountability peers, I am learning to be honest, open minded, and willing to receive feedback. I accept that I will make mistakes along the way, but through vigilant implementation of the Tenth Step inventory, I can promptly adjust and redirect the path I trek. ![]() The actions I take each day propel me towards either shame or grace. Some of the day’s good ideas that I acted upon can swiftly reveal themselves to be foolish once they have been reflected on with a trusted friend in the program. Verbalizing the actions and decisions of my day with another person allows any middle-circle behaviors to be brought into the light. Therefore, it is vital that I review each of my days with either my sponsor or another member of the fellowship because I can only amend a potentially harmful behavior if I am aware of its presence. Impulsiveness, a cunning component of my sex addiction, manifests itself in various ways. We may not discover the truth about our behavior until later.” “It isn’t always easy to know when we’ve been wrong. ![]()
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