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“IMPATIENT? TRY LEVITATING We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. Following a slow car in a no-passing lane, or waiting in a restaurant for the check, drives me to distraction. Before I give God a chance to slow me down, I explode, and that’s what I call being quicker than God. That repeated experience gave me an idea. I thought if I could look down on these events from God’s point of view, I might better control my feelings and behavior. I tried it and when I encountered the next slow driver, I levitated and looked down on the other car and upon myself. I saw an elderly couple driving along, happily chatting about their grandchildren. They were followed by me—bug-eyed and red of face—who had no time schedule to meet anyway. I looked so silly that I dropped back into reality and slowed down. Seeing things from God’s angle of vision can be very relaxing.”
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
“RIGOROUS HONESTY Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.’s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn’t care for this prospect—unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 24 I am an alcoholic. If I drink I will die. My, what power, energy, and emotion this simple statement generates in me! But it’s really all I need to know for today. Am I willing to stay alive today? Am I willing to stay sober today? Am I willing to ask for help and am I willing to be a help to another suffering alcoholic today? Have I discovered the fatal nature of my situation? What must I do, today, to stay sober?”
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
“Being a little kinder, a little slower to anger, a little more loving makes my life better—day by day.”
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
“must keep reminding myself that I am human, that I am doing the best I can, even when that best is sometimes poor.”
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
“Every day I stand at turning points. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me down the road to old habits and to booze. Sometimes turning points are beginnings, as when I decide to start praising, instead of condemning someone. Or when I begin to ask for help instead of going it alone. At other times turning points are endings, such as when I see clearly the need to stop festering resentments or crippling self-seeking. Many shortcomings tempt me daily; therefore, I also have daily opportunities to become aware of them. In one form or another, many of my character defects appear daily: self-condemnation, anger, running away, being prideful, wanting to get even, or acting out of grandiosity. Attempting half measures to eliminate these defects merely paralyzes my efforts to change. It is only when I ask God for help, with complete abandon, that I become willing—and able—to change.”
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
― Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Members for A.A. Members
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