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bluidkiti · 09-09-2023, 05:29 AM

September 9

Prompt amends are easier to make.

The longer we avoid making amends, the harder it is, or so it seems. By doing a mini-inventory every evening and owning who we have been all day long, we get in the habit of "seeing" ourselves before the baggage piles up. Admitting our shortcomings immediately also keeps us aware of the progress we've made in changing our behavior.

It sometimes seems the founders of the Twelve Step program thought of everything. They emphasized that as important as cleaning up the past is, keeping the present free of new messes is even more important. We have been given a second chance for a really good life. Regardless of who we are sharing life with - people who are still actively using or people who are abstinent - our own lives will be what we make of them. Getting into the habit of admitting when we are wrong and asking for forgiveness will make every other part of our journey easier and a closer match to God’s will.

I am eager to change. My first task is to recognize at least one thing I need to do differently and to go about doing it today.

Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance*

09-09-2023, 05:29 AM	#9
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,803	September 9 Prompt amends are easier to make. The longer we avoid making amends, the harder it is, or so it seems. By doing a mini-inventory every evening and owning who we have been all day long, we get in the habit of "seeing" ourselves before the baggage piles up. Admitting our shortcomings immediately also keeps us aware of the progress we've made in changing our behavior. It sometimes seems the founders of the Twelve Step program thought of everything. They emphasized that as important as cleaning up the past is, keeping the present free of new messes is even more important. We have been given a second chance for a really good life. Regardless of who we are sharing life with - people who are still actively using or people who are abstinent - our own lives will be what we make of them. Getting into the habit of admitting when we are wrong and asking for forgiveness will make every other part of our journey easier and a closer match to God’s will. I am eager to change. My first task is to recognize at least one thing I need to do differently and to go about doing it today. Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.