blossom
12-11-2006, 06:47 PM
"There is a solution. Almost none of us liked the self-searching, the leveling of our pride, the confession of shortcomings which the process requires for its successful consummation. But we saw that it really worked in others, and we had come to belive in the hopelessness and futility of life as we had been living it. When, therefore, we were approached by those in whom the problem had been solved, there was nothing left for us but to pick up the simple kit of spiritual tools laid at our feet. We have found much of heaven and we have been rocketed into the fourth dimensionof existence of which we had not even dreamed.
? The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward God's universe. The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves"
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Page 25 of Alcoholics Anonymous.
This is one of my favourite passages from the big book, this certainly describes what has happened to me in recovery. When i first came to the fellowship and heard other people talk of how they had worked the steps and the result that had happened, i remember being amazed but at the same time skeptical that it would work for me. Yet i did have faith in the people in the rooms and of what they spoke. And its true that to me the things that AA and God asked me to do, seemed like a tall order and hard work, but in reality working the steps has turned out to be an amazing journey, that i would have never of taken alone. Along the way i have learnt about all the tools in my spiritual kit and by doing this work i have had a spiritual experience, and shown a new way of life that i never thought or knew could be in my reach. I feel God in my daily life, inside, which i am grateful for and don't take for granted. And today i know that i am no longer lost and alone.
Love
Blossom
? The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences* which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows and toward God's universe. The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous. He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves"
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Page 25 of Alcoholics Anonymous.
This is one of my favourite passages from the big book, this certainly describes what has happened to me in recovery. When i first came to the fellowship and heard other people talk of how they had worked the steps and the result that had happened, i remember being amazed but at the same time skeptical that it would work for me. Yet i did have faith in the people in the rooms and of what they spoke. And its true that to me the things that AA and God asked me to do, seemed like a tall order and hard work, but in reality working the steps has turned out to be an amazing journey, that i would have never of taken alone. Along the way i have learnt about all the tools in my spiritual kit and by doing this work i have had a spiritual experience, and shown a new way of life that i never thought or knew could be in my reach. I feel God in my daily life, inside, which i am grateful for and don't take for granted. And today i know that i am no longer lost and alone.
Love
Blossom