AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
March 1, 2014
Step Three
"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."
I was at one of my meetings when I suddenly realized that the pivotal word in this Step is .. care.
So I looked it up. Foremost, the word has no shame to it.
There is no control, servitude, or any other form of denigration, humiliation or degradation implied by that word.
But I had chosen to infer that there was. I realize now that I was just unwilling.
- AA Grapevine, March 2014
Thought to Ponder . . .
Scales of pride and prejudice fell from my eyes.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.
Thanks to all of you for sharing so generously of your experience, strength and hope in carrying the AA message.
Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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