Thursday November 21st, 2024

Thought of the day     

 "Everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth."

 "If [character defects] contributed to our health and happiness,

 we would not have come to such a state of desperation." 

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 Many of us thought we could recognize "The Truth."

We believed the truth was one thing, certain and unchanging,

 which we could grasp easily and without question.

 Getting started on the Sixth and Seventh Steps isn't always easy.

 We may feel as though we have so much wrong with us that we are totally defective.  

We may look back at one particular day, cringing at what we're certain is the 

most embarrassing thing we've ever said. 

We become determined to be rid of these horrible traits at all costs.
 

The truth has changed as our faith in a Higher Power has grown. 

As we've worked the steps, our entire lives have begun 

to change through the healing power of the principles of recovery.

 In order to open the door for that change,

 we have had to surrender our attachment to an unchanging and rigid truth.

The truth becomes purer and simpler each time we encounter it. 

As we work the steps  in our lives every day we continue to learn-

 Letting go of something painful can be as difficult 

as letting go of something pleasant. 

 It's time to let go of our character defects and ask God to remove them.
 
 

Committment for the Day

I will let go and allow a loving Higher Power to care for me. 

I am grateful for recovery and that the gift of desperation saved me.

One Day At A Time