When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. . . . On awakening let us think about the twenty – four hours ahead. . . . Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self – pity, dishonest or self – seeking motives. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 86
I am sure that humility, expressed by anonymity has led me to the inner peace I have instead of just relief that I wanted before I searched for a relationship with God. I want my God to use me, humbly, as one of His tools in this program and in my everyday life. Sacrifice is the art of giving of myself freely, allowing humility to replace my ego.
I let people see the changes in me and hope they will ask what happened to me. I place the principles of spirituality ahead of judging, fault-finding, and criticism. I want to give, make others smile and love.
Dreams don't work unless you do. Godspeed
Showing posts with label meditation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meditation. Show all posts
Friday, December 2, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Stepping into the Sunlight
But first of all we shall want sunlight; nothing much can grow in the dark. Meditation is our step out into the sun. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 10
As I always say, "There is no such thing as coincidence, it is just God being Anonymous". My normal routine in the morning is to wake and talk/pray to God, walk Misty out to the water on the bay and thank him for keeping me sober and asking for his will, not my will and his way, not my way. Then before I leave for work I read my Daily Devotions.
For some reason this morning I did neither. As I finished getting ready for the start of the day, I realized I had done neither one and looked over at my devotionals and thought "No, I need to get to work". Then I thought how the extra minute or two would not impact me being late, I was selfishly thinking of myself because I had already started my day off wrong by not talking to God.
As I said, "There is no such thing as coincidence, it is just God being Anonymous". I decided to step out into the Sunlight, like I do every morning...And So It Is...
Sometimes I think I don’t have time for prayer and meditation, forgetting that I always found the time to drink. It is possible to make time for anything I want to do if I want it badly enough. When I start the routine of prayer and meditation, it’s a good idea to plan to devote a small amount of time to it. I read a page from our Fellowship’s books in the morning, and say “Thank You, God,” when I go to bed at night. As prayer becomes a habit, I will increase the time spent on it, without even noticing the foray it makes into my busy day. If I have trouble praying, I just repeat the Lord’s Prayer because it really covers everything. Then I think of what I can be grateful for and say a word of thanks.
I don’t need to shut myself in a closet to pray. It can be done even in a room full of people. I just remove myself mentally for an instant. As the practice of prayer continues, I will find I don’t need words, for God can, and does, hear my thoughts through silence. ONLINE DAILY REFLECTIONS
As I always say, "There is no such thing as coincidence, it is just God being Anonymous". My normal routine in the morning is to wake and talk/pray to God, walk Misty out to the water on the bay and thank him for keeping me sober and asking for his will, not my will and his way, not my way. Then before I leave for work I read my Daily Devotions.
For some reason this morning I did neither. As I finished getting ready for the start of the day, I realized I had done neither one and looked over at my devotionals and thought "No, I need to get to work". Then I thought how the extra minute or two would not impact me being late, I was selfishly thinking of myself because I had already started my day off wrong by not talking to God.
As I said, "There is no such thing as coincidence, it is just God being Anonymous". I decided to step out into the Sunlight, like I do every morning...And So It Is...
Sometimes I think I don’t have time for prayer and meditation, forgetting that I always found the time to drink. It is possible to make time for anything I want to do if I want it badly enough. When I start the routine of prayer and meditation, it’s a good idea to plan to devote a small amount of time to it. I read a page from our Fellowship’s books in the morning, and say “Thank You, God,” when I go to bed at night. As prayer becomes a habit, I will increase the time spent on it, without even noticing the foray it makes into my busy day. If I have trouble praying, I just repeat the Lord’s Prayer because it really covers everything. Then I think of what I can be grateful for and say a word of thanks.
I don’t need to shut myself in a closet to pray. It can be done even in a room full of people. I just remove myself mentally for an instant. As the practice of prayer continues, I will find I don’t need words, for God can, and does, hear my thoughts through silence. ONLINE DAILY REFLECTIONS