TOPICS – 11 / 1 / 2025
1) I CANNOT CHANGE THE WIND
It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85
My first sponsor told me there were two things to say about prayer and meditation: first, I had to start and second, I had to continue
2) I HAVE HOPE
I have hope. That magic thing that I had lost or misplaced. The future looks dark no more. I do not even look at it, except when necessary to make plans. I try to let the future take care of itself. The future will be made up of todays and todays, stretching out as short as now and as long as eternity. Hope is justified by many right nows, by the rightness of the present.
3) CONTROL
The attempt to control is such a predictable human response to every situation, regardless of age. Fortunately, the serenity that develops when we give up our control makes letting God be in charge rather appealing, but most of us have spent decades learning and then relearning this.
4) SEASONS OF CHANGE
Life is full of changes, just like the year is divided into seasons. Sometimes we experience periods of growth and abundance, like spring and summer. Other times, we go through periods of rest and reflection, like fall and winter.