I attended a meeting this week and the topic was about will power and choice. It was a great meeting. Here are a few thoughts that came out of the meeting. By surrending our will power to a power greater than ourselves we get choices in return. There are several essentials to success, honesty, humility and selfless service. We must remember our powerlessness always. For me I remember my will power got me a seat at AA. The hardest thing for me to remember is that this is a life long journey that takes lots of practice. I learn a new tool and walk out the door expecting to be an expert.....kinda like someone who takes violin lessons for a week and expects orchestras to be calling by weeks end......just doesn't happen. Takes a life time to be accomplished at a skill. The biggest choice I have today is to keep life simple, to stay in the moment and to do the next right thing. If I chose to practice that everyday, life will be good. One member said they felt like life was a three step dance, that the program came to them in threes: I can't, He can, so I'll let Him; Honesty, Openmindedness, Willingness; Discover, Uncover, Recover; name it, claim it, change it; You're Eligable Too; Ass Saving Kit; Group Of Drunks; Good Orderly Direction; and finally...the Unholy Trinity: Me, Myself, and the Great I Am. I'm sure there are a ton more out there. Anyway, it was a powerful meeting for me and I hope I got a few of the highlights out there anyway.
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I agree with you, Rex. "this is a life long journey"
I never thought of the things in "3's" but that's right!
It makes me feel a little more comfortable knowing that I need to just practice.....and not being perfect.......is perfectly fine.
good post.
"The biggest choice I have today is to keep life simple, to stay in the moment and to do the next right thing." True for me too. Have a good weekend !!
I so got the "Unholy Trinity"...all of pity parties have included the three of us!!!
I loved the Ass Saving Kit though and will try to remember to use that one next time I doubt myself!
His messages are so clear to me today, thanks to you Rex!
Hi Rex, it has been a while...I've been so busy!
Surrendering can seem like the most difficult thing to do, however it feels the best once done.
Rex, you have one of the most powerful blogs I have ever read. The unholy trinity is the "in-your-face" truth that most of us forget and get caught up in. Thank you so much for posting, with the honesty you write with. It is great, and so helpful.
This thought struck home for me. Until I surrendered myself to that higher power I made choices in my life that were not the right ones but I was headstrong and knew more than any one or any thing. Upon surrender, I do have more choices and they are all for the better as long as I listen and see what the higher power shows me. I have also learned that I am not perfect and that God doesn't care, he loves me anyway with all my flaws.
By surrending our will power to a power greater than ourselves we get choices in return
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