AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
February 14, 2016
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Step Six
"Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character."
It is nowhere evident, at least in this life, that our Creator expects us fully to eliminate our instinctual drives.
So far as we know, it is nowhere on the record that God has completely removed from any human being all his natural drives.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 65
Thought to Ponder . . .
I want the gift of an untroubled mind.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
W H O = Willingness, Honesty, Open-mindedness.
A Member Shares:
Hi everyone, I'm Jeanne, an alcoholic. For me, Step Six is all about willingness. And when it comes to a Step Six moment I have to ask myself do I want to hang onto this old familiar crap, this bundle of splints I have been using to keep myself going, or am I willing to let them go and become my true self; the self that my Creator meant for me to be? It's scary sometimes, like jumping off a cliff. But after doing the Steps and keeping up the work daily, I feel a huge weight has been lifted. I feel freer and lighter. And I attribute most of this to willingness, and the huge part it plays in my day-to-day recovery. Thanks so much. Have great days, everyone.
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Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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