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Post by Caressa2 on May 19, 2004 2:26:48 GMT -5
"We review our past performance and our present behavior to see what we want to keep and what we want to discard."
Basic Text, p. 29
As each day winds to a close, many of us reflect on the past twenty-four hours and consider how we can live differently in the future. It's easy for our thoughts to remain trapped in the mundane: change the oil in the car, keep the living room clean, or empty the litter box. Sometimes it takes a special effort to jog our thinking out of the daily rut and onto a higher track.
One simple question can put us on the high road: What do we think our Higher Power wants for us tomorrow? Maybe we need to improve our flagging conscious contact with the God of our understanding. Perhaps we've been uncomfortable in our job or our relationship, holding on only out of fear. We might be hiding some troubling defect of character, afraid to share it with our sponsor. The question is, in what parts of our lives do we really want to grow?
As each day ends, we find it beneficial to take some moments to spend time with our Higher Power. We can begin to reflect on wht will benefit our program of spiritual growth most in the coming day. What more fitting way to end the day?
Just for today: I will set aside some time at the end of the day to commune with my Higher Power. I will review the past day, meditating on what stands between me and my Higher Power's will for my life.
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Post by majestyjo on Oct 18, 2016 20:22:57 GMT -5
Like the word 'Growth.' As I do a Step 10 maintenancy step, I need to do it at night, but I often have to stop through out the day to see at what got me to where I am in the moment. If it is a not so good moment, then I have to look to see if I had turned my day over to my Higher Power in the morning or whether I had been running on Self Will. Sometimes, I make a decision and not consulted my Higher Power about it and I made a choice. When I stop to look at where I am at and where I am heading, I can make another choice and hopefull change direction and head to where I need to be. I don't have to follow the road right to the end. I found that when I found myself saying, "I" too many times, I am on Self Will. The great "I Am!" can lead me astray.
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