In All Our Affairs, p.207-211, were absolutely riviting reading! "...a program of hope...a way to become students of life on life's terms. ...learn that it is possible to find serenity within ourselves even when surrounded by chaos...sometimes doubt that we are making any progress at all...likens this aspect of the recovery process to climbing a spiral staircase: while it may seem we are getting nowhere, going in circles, we actually revisit old issues from an ever-high vantage point...learnthatt there is life after crisis, and that, with the help of these Steps, we can move on...find the quality of our lives continues to improve as we apply the ...program not only to crisis situations but to our everyday lives...by continuing to take personal inventory, acknowledgining our gains, and our gratitude, promptly admitting when we are wrong. No longer must we accumulate burdens of guilt or resentment that will become heavier and more potent over time. Each day, each new moment can be an opportunity to clear the air, to start again, fresh and free.
"...The 11th Step...means for filling the terrible, aching void that so many of us experience within...tried to fill this emptiness with practically everything---sweets, relationships, rage, shopping, overwork---and having failed to find lasting relief, we can turn to mediation for a solution....meditation fils us up from the inside out and leaves us a little more whole each time..."...Prayer offers another way to improve our conscious contact with our Higher Power...The huility that results from working the previous Steps reminds us that we don't always have the perspective to know what is best for us. So when we work the 11th Step, we ask only for "knowledge of GOD's Will for us, and the power to carry it out. Power here does not always mean strength, determination, or force; it may take the form of gentleness, willingness to bend, or surrender to GOD's Will."...
Dear Lord GOD Almighty Creator, YOUR Will be done. Love, Carol xoxox
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