my daily reflections…

i love how the promises offer me the gift of hope! it is through action on my behalf that i get to experience em come to fruition in my life. and i cannot take em as achievements as much as i may want to. they are the gifts of stickin to my program of recovery as the maturation and evolution of it moves forward. and notice how i didnt say or mean at a standstill, i said as it moves forward, and even sometimes rolls a lil bit backward. its the realization that as i grow emotionally, psychologically, behaviorally, and spiritually, just as the world around me, i get to experience life on lifes terms usin what my recovery has taught me. the promises throughout the big book continue to come alive for me, showin me the worth of what i put into recovery. sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly, they come as i work toward their fulfillment. for me it means practicin the 12 principles as best as i can through success and through failure. often the end result of the works that i do dont fulfill my expectation. it is then i get the opportunity to practice even more of the principles, and maybe in ways i havent before, exercisin my knowledge and growin my wisdom. it is action, that is the key word here for me. i cant just lay around on my dead ass and expect shit to magically appear before me. i have to do the necessary work faith requires of me. when i turn the self out of my life and let my HP work through me, i get to feel the inspiration from my HP take the place of my wills aspiration. as i seek to grow spiritually, rather than to acquire fame and riches, He provides me with the promises without much, or any, of my thought. when my focus is to be used by Him as He sees fit, i get rewarded, i get to experience the realization of the promises. ive learned its never too late to experience the promises, they come as i practice hope, encouragement, love, and patience, doin the footwork required. its growth mannn; patience and understandin succeed every time. they help me to see my best self, to express it, and to see the best in others. the promises help me to express the love within me. courtesy, kindness, justice, and love are the keynotes by which i may come into harmony with practically anybody or anythin and are what i need to give so i may receive the promises. 1 day @ a time...