Life's
Lessons
Life's
Lessons are new every day we wake up we learn something new about
life
At
first I had a real hard time with changing my way of living in
the here and now
The
life style AA was pushing with the God thing just did not really
appeal to me
Did
not want God's condemning judging ways in my life anymore I was
doing fine
All
I needed to do is learn how to drink the right way like social
drinking
Still
thought I could do thing with out anyone’s help
Who
need people telling them what to do all the time?
My life was in the crapper and still wanted it my way
How sick was I its not like I could ever drink in safety again
Well
life is a constant change and you change or go
This
is the lesson we all learn in recovery
Old
life habits are very hard to change
I
did have to change and learn new lessons or just die
I
started to slowly change my life style from that selfish SOB that
I was
To
a caring and loving person
Greatest
change I have ever made because of this program was
I
found out that there is a God and I am not He
He
could do for me what I could not do for myself
All
I had to do is get out of the way and let Him
I
needed to learn all about who I was and how I fit into the
picture of His will
Not
My will to fit my selfish ways
Big
change working on me and looking at harms I did
Instead
of looking for someone to blame for all my mistakes
Making
amends was a big step forward to changing my attitudes about
things
Along
with knowledge of His power I have been give this gift of
sobriety
Today
I love the new way of life I have I met many new friends everyday
And
I have a marriage that is blessed by God Himself my wife is my
angel
And
we share or new lives together in recovery we sponsor many people
We
enjoy the company of AA folks very much wherever we met them
Today
my purpose in life is to make changes in my own life finding
God's will for me
Also
to help others make changes in their lives to find their own high
power
I
try living by the prayer of St Francis living to give instead of
looking to receive
Today
I have a new way of life free from hopelessness anger guilt and
remorse
I
can now use my past to help others in finding themselves in there
recovery
The
12 steps of recovery are so freely given us
God
has many lessons to teach each and every one of us
He
will only teach us when we are ready to accept His will for today
Everyday
is a new beginning to try and do Gods will for just this one
simple day
Being
human I still have many faults I still am learning about
As
the lessons continued the months turned in years but still each
day I have another lesson to learn about myself and how I relate
to life and how I relate to others
The
lessons never stop life seems to get better every day as long as
I remember
Whose
will I am doing just staying sober and daily changing my life
with His help?
Reaching
out and given back what He and this fellowship has given
Me
freedom from the bottle and myself
Everyday
we are given the opportunity to learn a new lesson in life
If
we ask God's help each morning to do what is right
And
thank Him at night for all our blessings He has given us today
We
will stay happy and sober
God
bless each of you
