TOPICS – 9 / 19 / 2025
1) ACCEPTANCE
We admitted we couldn’t lick alcohol with our own remaining resources, and so we accepted the further fact that dependence upon a Higher Power (if only our A.A. group) could do this hitherto impossible job. The moment we were able to accept these facts fully, our release from the alcohol compulsion had begun.
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 109
2) DEFECTS
My self-analysis has frequently been faulty. Sometimes I’ve failed to share my defects with the right people; at other times, I’ve confessed their defects, rather than my own; and still other times, my confession of defects has been more in the nature of loud complaints about my circumstances and my problems.
3) ABANDON YOURSELF TO GOD
Abandoning yourself to God means surrendering your will and trust Gods will. It’s a complete trust and surrender to Gods plan for your life, accepting whatever that may be. This involves letting go of your own ideas, ambitions, and anxieties, and resting in the belief that God is ultimately good and will lead you to what’s best for you.
4) GRATEFUL FOR TODAY
If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today for which you can be thankful.