self-examination, prayer, and meditation form a triad of spiritual architecture within which my consciousness matures, stabilizes, and keeps me Spiritually Aware. each discipline refines the other, forgin a contemplative equilibrium that transcends mere ritual. through rigorous introspection, i encounter the contours of my humanity; through meditation, i harmonize thought with intention; and through prayer, i...
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takin the time each mornin to examine my emotional equilibrium and uncover the intrinsic motives that shape my behavior and thought processes is indispensable if i am to live a truly spiritual life. when i identify the patterns that require attention, i turn to prayer, petitionin my HP for discernment and strength to move toward...
as each of the Steps precedin Step Eleven have served to anchor the foundation of my relationship with my HP, Spiritual Awareness also becomes the livin practice of faith, willingness, and humility. through the discipline of prayer and meditation, i cultivate a heightened spiritual awareness that transcends mere ritual. it is here that i surrender...
through disciplined practice of this thing we do, i cultivate a form of Spiritual Awareness that transcends mere self-reliance. each mornin begins with a deliberate rhythm of readins, prayer, and meditation, an acknowledgment that my unaided will is insufficient to navigate the shiftin currents of life. this ritual does more than prepare me; it humbles...
Stick With the Basics – AA Grapevine, March 1978 – By: AAs | Claremont, California One of the lines I heard when I first came into AA was "There are no musts in AA, but there are a good many 'you'd betters.' "I've been in the program for a number of years now, and I...
i have grown to understand that controversy is most often born of my own insistence on bein understood rather than understandin. when i permit ego to dictate my words, i invite discord into spaces that could have remained peaceful. the temptation to defend my perspective or assert my will disguises itself as courage but is,...
durin the reckless days of doin my dirt, i presumed my opinion to be indispensable, insertin it into places and with people where it had no rightful claim. the fragile construct of my ego demanded constant nourishment, sometimes through the dissection of anothers faults, sometimes through hollow agreement that disguised itself as harmony. this compulsion...
through Perseverance in this thing we do, i have come to recognize that my survival is contingent upon a sustained relationship with my HP whose influence reveals itself less in spectacle than in the quiet continuity of spiritual practice. the principles i attempt to embody, humility, patience, tolerance, and integrity, are not abstractions but lived...
i do not proclaim my recovery as a banner to be waved but as a quiet testimony lived in rhythm with grace. attraction, not promotion, was the language through which this thing we do first spoke to me. those who came before embodied a composure that neither demanded attention nor sought acclaim; their serenity itself...
it has been my experience that the two legacies of sufferin and recovery form an unbroken continuum that transcends culture, creed, and social standin. when i engage with another alcoholic, there is an unspoken recognition, an immediacy of understandin that arises not from shared circumstance but from shared condition. our narratives may diverge in their...