AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
March 12, 2014
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Turning It Over
Step Three became a cheerful acceptance of my place in the world:
"I have no idea Who or What is running the show, but I know I'm not!"
And I could also see Step Three as a good attitude, an effective approach to life:
"If I am swimming in salt water and I panic and start thrashing around and fighting it, it will drown me.
But if I relax and have faith in it, it will hold me afloat."
- Came To Believe . . ., p. 84
Thought to Ponder . . .
I can't do His will my way.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.
A Member Shares:
Hi, my name is Candace, and I'm an alcoholic. It took me a long time to understand Step Three. I was "around" the program for 8 months, still drinking, and though I had a sponsor, she never mentioned working the Steps. So I thought, oh good, I don't have to do them. But then, of course, I was still drinking and I honestly didn't want to any more. So I needed to find a new sponsor. I found one in my home town instead of 34 miles away. She told me to read Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions after I told her I was having an issue with Step Three. She asked if I believed there was a God or Higher Power, and the answer was yes. Next, she asked me if I trusted this HP, and I said yes. So then she asked what the problem was, and I explained, "Well, it's easy to turn it over right now, today, at this moment, but what happens if I want MY will back?" She laughed at me, and said, "That may happen, but that's not what the Step is about." She explained it was basically trusting that Higher Power to guide me in the proper direction. So, that made a lot of sense to me. She told me I had been complicating it. But that conversation brought me out of the "what ifs" and got me to stop questioning it. I know for certain that MY will kept getting me drunk, so I became willing to trust a Higher Power. They say God brought me to AA, and AA brought me to God. And I truly believe that. I appreciate each and every one of you, and thank you for allowing me to share.
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