AA Reflections

program about myself about you and the principles and my experience for a fresh new revelation and a new idea in your name we pray amen october 16th throughout each day this is not an overnight matter it should continue for our lifetime alcoholic anonymous page 84 The writer says, during my early years in AA, I saw step 10 as a suggestion that I periodically look at my behavior and reactions.

If there was something wrong, I should admit it.

If an apology was necessary, I should give one.

After a few years of sobriety, I felt I should undertake a self-examination more frequently.

Not until several more years of sobriety had elapsed that I realized the full meaning of step 10 and the word continued.

Continued does not mean occasionally or frequently.

It means throughout each day.

I'm Fernando Alcoholic.

When I read that, you know what came to mind? That this is not an overmatter.

It should continue for a lifetime.

Is again, thanking God for situations, especially gratitude.

I'm grateful for the water, grateful for the air, grateful that I can hit my knees.

I wrote something earlier today as I was meditating with the group.

When I don't feel connected, You know, it's probably because I haven't hit my knees and thank God for either or.

You know, whatever it is, I ask for this day that something wonderful happens.

Either or, I will accept it.

If nothing wonderful happens, I accept the wonderful things that are already happening that I'm not... aware of and they're all around me the air the immune system uh the opportunity to have resources food and so forth i asked as though god heard me as i prayed i asked for help when i was at my worst folks and i hadn't eaten for two weeks and i was drinking i hadn't paid the rent I had burned all the bridges and I was literally at my worst in my lifetime, you know, like 50 pounds underweight.

I asked my higher power, I hit my knees and I asked for help.

And now I tell my higher power, I hit my knees and I tell my higher power, thank you, thank you.

And God says, Recreation, son, we need for you to laugh more, to enjoy life.

And that's his will for us.

That's his will for me, to do more recreation, to enjoy laughter, and to be ready to tell someone why you're laughing.

On my knees daily keeps me on my feet properly.

Amen.

program about myself about you and the principles and my experience for a fresh new revelation and a new idea in your name we pray amen october 16th throughout each day this is not an overnight matter it should continue for our lifetime alcoholic anonymous page 84 The writer says, during my early years in AA, I saw step 10 as a suggestion that I periodically look at my behavior and reactions.

If there was something wrong, I should admit it.

If an apology was necessary, I should give one.

After a few years of sobriety, I felt I should undertake a self-examination more frequently.

Not until several more years of sobriety had elapsed that I realized the full meaning of step 10 and the word continued.

Continued does not mean occasionally or frequently.

It means throughout each day.

I'm Fernando Alcoholic.

When I read that, you know what came to mind? That this is not an overmatter.

It should continue for a lifetime.

Is again, thanking God for situations, especially gratitude.

I'm grateful for the water, grateful for the air, grateful that I can hit my knees.

I wrote something earlier today as I was meditating with the group.

When I don't feel connected, You know, it's probably because I haven't hit my knees and thank God for either or.

You know, whatever it is, I ask for this day that something wonderful happens.

Either or, I will accept it.

If nothing wonderful happens, I accept the wonderful things that are already happening that I'm not... aware of and they're all around me the air the immune system uh the opportunity to have resources food and so forth i asked as though god heard me as i prayed i asked for help when i was at my worst folks and i hadn't eaten for two weeks and i was drinking i hadn't paid the rent I had burned all the bridges and I was literally at my worst in my lifetime, you know, like 50 pounds underweight.

I asked my higher power, I hit my knees and I asked for help.

And now I tell my higher power, I hit my knees and I tell my higher power, thank you, thank you.

And God says, Recreation, son, we need for you to laugh more, to enjoy life.

And that's his will for us.

That's his will for me, to do more recreation, to enjoy laughter, and to be ready to tell someone why you're laughing.

On my knees daily keeps me on my feet properly.

Amen.