2014 Full Daily Blog Link: http://donoddylondon.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/alcoholics-anonymous-blog-video-july-2.html July 2 2012 | AA 12 Steps In Action | Step 7 Courage To Change Alcoholics Anonymous [ Full daily blog link: http://donoddylondon.blogspot.com/ ] Today’s AA daily reflection: “the heart to sobriety… Spiritual or spirituality.” Spiritual is one of those words which has different meaning to so many people. A spiritual life? So often seen as being out of touch with reality? When actually spiritual is all about living in the moment of now, experiencing reality as it is rather than wishing it were different…
Living in the moment, following an emotional and spiritual path is so simple only humans can make it complicated! Emotional, understanding and feeling my emotions in this one moment? Where feelings fit the reality of my situation, rather than exaggerated feelings based on experience where we might flare up good or bad, or flareup when our emotions are driven by expectations which cannot be fulfilled. I love my spiritual life when I am present in it today…
In my early days of recovery, I was still aware that my feelings were exaggerated especially feelings of fear and not being good enough and a willingness to give up life as unworthy because I had no self-esteem. I definitely did not feel worth it, worth redemption. And actually many people experience self prejudice first, and don’t even know it. We still look down on alcoholics and addicts even though we are one ourselves. I’m not that toxic today…
Everyone is capable of change if they have enough support and enough inner resource left. I know there were times when I had no inner resources left, lying in a hospital bed in despair, frightened to be let out because I would drink again. And I did over and over. And if we are lucky, a combination of hearing the truth and the prospect of sobriety, and asking for help, and a fellowship and group of people willing to help… Now, that for me is a spiritual experience each and every day and especially today…
Given freely… That is what works. In an age when science and belief are mixed together, many forms of recovery are open to us. Each of us with our own set of beliefs and prejudices about what works. What is the difference between fellowship and other forms of help and self-help? Fellowship offers an open, honest and willing path in unity, service and recovery and working together. All other forms seem to require a conditional investment and a fix. Whereas fellowship offers freedom to choose one day at a time…
DonInLondon [ Full daily blog link: http://donoddylondon.blogspot.com/ ]
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Step 7 “Step 7 Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings” “The way we have come to look at humility is that it is a virtue, one of the principles that AA teaches us to live. The definition we have adopted pictures us as standing naked before God, without
pretense nor reservation. It means hiding nothing, being our real selves, both good and bad. A good synonym for humility is honesty.” BB Bunch
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Step 7 “Courage To Change” Reading Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agVuLKhdqk8
July Video Reading Step Seven Into Action Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueS51r5FzH4
July Playlist All About Step Seven: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL00B8ABECADC67C82
I do not speak for Alcoholics Anonymous I speak for myself. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of unique and authentic people who speak for themselves where they will to share experience, strength and hope about recovery on a daily basis. Anonymity affords
sanctuary to find how to live sober and be open, honest and willing to learn life day by day. For me “truth,” “love” and “wisdom” offer the best spiritual experience by living reality today. Into the fabric of recovery from alcoholism are woven the Twelve Steps and the
Twelve Traditions, steps to be open, honest and willing to learn, traditions to live unity, service and recovery.
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Spiritual principles ~ Forgiveness Acceptance Surrender Faith Open-mindedness Honesty Willingness Moral-inventory Amends Humility Persistence Spiritual-growth Service
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