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bluidkiti · 03-26-2023, 06:45 AM

March 26

Prayer For Self Confidence

Lord,
Let a ray of Your wisdom
Penetrate my understanding
Grant me a retentive memory
And the ability to grasp things
Correctly and completely.
Let me be convincing in my explanations
Steadfast and unwavering in my presentations
Give me Your confidence
To trust my God-given capabilities.
Help me with each task at hand
Guide me through its completion.
Amen

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Just a Thought

As we became alcoholics, the bad effects of drinking came more and more to outweigh the good effects.

But the strange part of it is that, no matter what drinking did to us, loss of our health, our jobs, our money and our homes, we still stuck to it and depended on it. Our dependence on drinking became an obsession. In A.A., we find a new outlook on life. We learn how to change from alcoholic thinking to sober thinking. And we find out that we can no longer depend on drinking for anything. We depend on a Higher Power instead.

So ............

Have I entirely given up that dependence on drinking?

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Just a Contemplation

Path

During our alcoholism, we were on a path leading to death---death of our spirit, mind, and body.
On that path, we tried not to think about where it would lead. We didn’t want to get there. We just followed the path toward death, with one drink at a time.
Now we’ve chosen a new path for our lives. Making that choice was hard. We knew only the old path. We were afraid to change. But we did it. That was the hardest part.
We are excited to follow our new path. We know it leads to good things. We can follow the map---the Twelve Steps---and enjoy the trip. It will last as long as we live, and the map will guide us.

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Inner Resource

I promise to watch for every opportunity to turn toward my Higher Power for guidance. I know where this power is: it resides within me, as clear as a mountain brook, hidden in the hills -- it is the unsuspected Inner Resource. . . I trust it today and hope it trusts me to make all effort to find the right thought or action today.

Daily Reflections Page 28

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Just a Quote

“Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” ~ Peter T. Mcintyre

03-26-2023, 06:45 AM	#11
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,917	March 26 Prayer For Self Confidence Lord, Let a ray of Your wisdom Penetrate my understanding Grant me a retentive memory And the ability to grasp things Correctly and completely. Let me be convincing in my explanations Steadfast and unwavering in my presentations Give me Your confidence To trust my God-given capabilities. Help me with each task at hand Guide me through its completion. Amen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Thought As we became alcoholics, the bad effects of drinking came more and more to outweigh the good effects. But the strange part of it is that, no matter what drinking did to us, loss of our health, our jobs, our money and our homes, we still stuck to it and depended on it. Our dependence on drinking became an obsession. In A.A., we find a new outlook on life. We learn how to change from alcoholic thinking to sober thinking. And we find out that we can no longer depend on drinking for anything. We depend on a Higher Power instead. So ............ Have I entirely given up that dependence on drinking? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Contemplation Path During our alcoholism, we were on a path leading to death---death of our spirit, mind, and body. On that path, we tried not to think about where it would lead. We didn’t want to get there. We just followed the path toward death, with one drink at a time. Now we’ve chosen a new path for our lives. Making that choice was hard. We knew only the old path. We were afraid to change. But we did it. That was the hardest part. We are excited to follow our new path. We know it leads to good things. We can follow the map---the Twelve Steps---and enjoy the trip. It will last as long as we live, and the map will guide us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Inner Resource I promise to watch for every opportunity to turn toward my Higher Power for guidance. I know where this power is: it resides within me, as clear as a mountain brook, hidden in the hills -- it is the unsuspected Inner Resource. . . I trust it today and hope it trusts me to make all effort to find the right thought or action today. Daily Reflections Page 28 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Quote “Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.” ~ Peter T. Mcintyre __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.