Topics – August 22
1) Daily Reflections
SEEKING EMOTIONAL STABILITY, p.243
When we developed still more, we discovered the best possible source of emotional stability to be God Himself. We found that dependence upon His perfect justice, forgiveness, and love was healthy, and that it would work where nothing else would. If we really depended upon God, we couldn’t very well play God to our fellows nor would we feel the urge wholly to rely on human protection and care. – 12 & 12, p.116
2) Prayer For The Day
I pray that I may make good use of my mistakes and failures. I pray that some good may result from my painful experiences.
3) As Bill Sees It
Everyday Living, p. 233
The A.A. emphasis on personal inventory is heavy because a great many of us have never really acquired the habit of accurate self-appraisal. Once this heavy practice has become a habit, it will prove so interesting and profitable that the time it takes won’t be missed. For these minutes and often hours spent in self-examination are bound to make all the other hours of our day better and happier. At length, our inventories become a necessity of everyday living, rather than something unusual or set apart. – 12 & 12, pp. 89-90
4) I will not get lost in the arrogance and grandiosity that dog this disease ‘s trail. These are compensations for pain and fear. I won’t buy myself off with grandiose fantasies as a way of feeling big inside. I will go to meetings and experience my smallness, face it with courage and let myself slowly become right sized. Grandiosity and arrogance are part and parcel of this disease, defenses against feelings of helplessness. Today I can tolerate my own inner world. – Tian Dayton PhD