![]() “Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” We’ll probably fix most problems one day at a time, and I’ll do the best I can with those problems I know something about. I’ll keep some balance today if I hear anybody blaming others for the world’s woes. Then we will have done what we can to reduce the number of problems in the world while putting our own talents and energies to their best uses. The best use of energy we spend hunting down culprits is to fix what’s within our powers, to have the courage to change the things (we) can. THIRD, we must not fall into the trap of unfairly blaming other people. SECOND, we must also avoid any personal guilt for such problems. We must be careful not to buy into this practice in three ways:įIRST, we must avoid being help responsible for problems we didn’t cause. Someone must be blamed for every wrong or catastrophe. Such was the new and positive assurance, and this has never left me.Īction NO matter what happens, some people insist that a culprit must be found when things go awry. No matter what had been the consequences of my own willfulness and ignorance, or those of my fellow travelers on earth, this was still the truth. At once I became a part–if only a tiny part–of a cosmos that was ruled by justice and love in the person of God. My spiritual awakening was electrically sudden and absolutely convincing. This brave philosophy, wherein each man played God, sounded good in the speaking, but it still had to meet the acid test: How well did it actually work? One good look in the mirror was answer enough. While drinking, we were certain that our intelligence, backed by will power, could rightly control our inner lives and guarantee us success in the world around us. I pray that I may never be satisfied with my present state. I pray that I may make real progress toward a better life. ![]() God is your helper through weakness to power, through danger to security, through fear and worry to peace and serenity. Strive toward a better life as your ultimate goal. Never be satisfied with a comparison with those around you. Plan how best each fault can be eradicated or each mistake be corrected. Each day try to see where God wants you to change. Take your character in relation to your daily life, to your dear ones, your friends, your acquaintances, and your work. Make it a daily practice to review your character. All of us establish in our own individual way our personal relationship with God.” Have I established my own relationship with God? A new life has been given us, a design for living that really works. What seemed at first a flimsy reed has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. ![]() We became willing to maintain a certain simple attitude toward life. “We had but two alternatives one was to go on to the bitter end, blotting out the consciousness of our intolerable situation as best we could, and the other was to accept spiritual help. ![]() With the help of my Higher Power in developing these virtues, I completed this Step and continued to move forward in my quest for spiritual growth. I needed to develop the courage to begin, the honesty to see where I was wrong, a sincere desire to set things right, thoroughness in making a list, and willingness to take the risk required for true humility. I could not muster the strength required for this task at the beginning, which is why this Step reads “Became willing … ” 77Īs I face the Eighth Step, everything that was required for successful completion of the previous seven Steps came together: courage, honesty, sincerity, willingness and thoroughness. … and third, having thus cleaned away the debris of the past, we consider how, with our newfound knowledge of ourselves, we may develop the best possible relations with every human being we know.
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