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bluidkiti · 05-05-2014, 08:28 AM

May 7

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"Afterward, we found our selves accepting many things which then seemed entirely out of reach." Alcoholics Anonymous, page 47

"It (a mustard seed) is the smallest of all seeds, but it ... grows into a tree where birds can come and find shelter in its branches." Matthew 13: 31-32

For what it's worth: Life did not work for me, so recovery would not work for me. I could not do what was required, especially the “God stuff”. But I had not counted on the Power of Alcoholics Anonymous to grow even the least likely to successful sobriety. The small seed of hope that was planted at my first meeting grew until I was able to reach what I believed was unreachable. Ever so slowly, I accepted my powerlessness and the unmanageable of my life and came to trust a Higher Power. I put myself in God's hands and He has not dropped me since. And I have noticed, when storms blow hard, He holds me tighter.

God bless you!
Joe W.

05-05-2014, 08:28 AM	#7
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 70,587	May 7 REACHABLE "Afterward, we found our selves accepting many things which then seemed entirely out of reach." Alcoholics Anonymous, page 47 "It (a mustard seed) is the smallest of all seeds, but it ... grows into a tree where birds can come and find shelter in its branches." Matthew 13: 31-32 For what it's worth: Life did not work for me, so recovery would not work for me. I could not do what was required, especially the “God stuff”. But I had not counted on the Power of Alcoholics Anonymous to grow even the least likely to successful sobriety. The small seed of hope that was planted at my first meeting grew until I was able to reach what I believed was unreachable. Ever so slowly, I accepted my powerlessness and the unmanageable of my life and came to trust a Higher Power. I put myself in God's hands and He has not dropped me since. And I have noticed, when storms blow hard, He holds me tighter. God bless you! Joe W. __________________ "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.