my daily reflections…

when i first came into the rooms and started to learn about the principles of recovery, i learned that there wasnt any true, announced, named, or tangible leader. my sponsor led me through the steps never proclaimin that i must do as he, or any other, said or did. he helped me to understand that the steps and traditions were simple suggestions and that if i wanted to get sober and stay that way, maybe i should try them in my life and see what the results were. he didnt hold an ax over my head, or anythin that was detrimental. only the opportunity for me to learn about who and what i was so i could make an informed decision as to if this thing we do would work for me. he did offer me one suggestion that could change the course of my life. he suggested that i rearrange the priorities in my life in such a manner that i follow God, recovery, and service. he said that if there was one leader to follow, it should no longer be self, but a HP, no matter what i chose it to be. it was a suggestion that i later learned was a must, much as many of the other suggestions. ive learned that if there is one true leader to be proclaimed in my life, that it shouldnt be me, but my HP. since, ive also learned that if i want to be free from alcohol and my alcoholism, i must use the priorities he suggested takin my alcoholism out of my hands and put it in the hands of God, so i wouldnt need to worry about it or even think about it anymore. its been my experience that the hope my sponsor and those in the rooms who came before me, provided me with a direction and discipline that every spiritual work must have behind it much spiritual preparation. and that that preparation, usin the spiritual principles of recovery, would be helped along in my belief and faith in my HP, my leader. today, as i grow and evolve in recovery, i also grow in wisdom and tolerance, understandin that i aint as powerful as i think i am alone. even when i bump into disappointments, i can heal myself usin my HPs guidance, recovery, and service. the solutions through each powerful step are leaders i can put in place through my HP. 1 day @ a time...