On some days, Life flows so awesomely smooth, effortlessly the moments go by, not a pebble in sight. Other days are rough. There are boulders piled, the rapids rush, and there's a huge drop around the next bend. It's been my experience working the Steps is even more important on the smooth days. This is how to invest in insurance for any problems that will surely occur along the way.
Bad things do happen to good people. Vice-versa. It's nothing personal (kewl...one of the 4 agreements!). "...sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." Matthew 5:44-46 KJV
The challenge is to invest time, effort and work when there's not a cloud in the sky, not a blip on the radar indicating any kind of problem. BUT who the heck wants to be going to a meeting, reading the literature, praying and meditating, taking the time to write---put pencil to paper---, help another suffering person, or anything like this when the sun is shining, everything's going my way with not a care in the world?
Not me. I'm lazy, selfish, greedy, insensitive and inconsiderate...just to name a few of my character defects. It takes discipline, something I seem to naturally lean far toooo much one way or tooooo much the other. Jeesh. Too lefty-loosey or too righty-tighty. Anyway, if I just work the program I let the Higher Power discipline me on a daily basis, a 24 hour period, to build the equity needed for that inevitable moment in Life when I most need the program to kick in. To connect me automatically to that Power Greater than any human being, who can help no matter what, who can and will help if sought...
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