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90 Days – My Will, My Choice, My Action

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For the last three weeks or so I seemed to have lost my mojo. What I mean is, I started feeling not grounded and confused. It seemed to start when I made a decision concerning making a change in my life. I knew I wanted this endeavor, but questioned if I was using my own self-will in doing so.

 

I was also working on Step 3.

Made a decision to turn our will and lives over to God as we understood Him.

I thought I would experience bells ringing, birds singing or maybe a few bolts of lightening. Needless to say, this did not happen. Instead, I became discouraged and let my will run rampant in an effort to “control the situation.”

The topic in tonight’s meeting was, You guessed it! Step 3.

I listened carefully and heard words such as, “sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly, acceptance, thy will be done.”

I did not hear one story with fireworks.

My will = Willingness

My choice = Trust

My action = Acceptance

60 Days

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I would like to say this time went by fast and in some respects it has. Sixty 24 hour days takes a awhile, along with a lot of work. An average of 180 meetings, many shares and a few tears adds up to a clear mind with a purpose.

I find happiness and comfort every time I read “How It Works” or “The Promises” during a meeting. I was able to do chips today and yes the stage fright was apparent, but I got through and you know, “Practice Makes Perfect Humility.”

Two months ago if someone would have told me my world would be filled with wonderful friends and a real chance to live in a sober world, I would have spewed negativity. And I did.

Today, I stay in the middle of the herd, practice kindness and listen to my higher power. It is not easy.

I Am Grateful

for AA

for serenity

for knowledge

for forgiveness

for understanding

 

The Promises

Chapter 6, Page 83-84 of the book, Alcoholics Anonymous

If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed
before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new
happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will
comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down
the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That
feeling of uselessness and self pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish
things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole
attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic
insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which
used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could
not do for ourselves.
Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us
—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them

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