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bluidkiti · Yesterday, 06:37 AM

March 11

Responsibility

Faith is our greatest gift; it's sharing with others, our greatest responsibility.

~Anonymous

Places and things never wronged us. We justify old actions when we blame other people for what we once did to ourselves. This can cause us to return to old behaviors.

We want to give up all stinking thinking. We cannot safely act the way we think we are expected to, but we can work at being ourselves.

We take risks only if they aim at spiritual progress. We become assertive only in seeking whatever can help us grow. Above all, we must try to stop being a "blame thrower" and start shouldering our responsibilities. If we react with compassion, understanding, and love, then we will achieve spiritual progress. If we let ourselves be hurt or angry or full of self-pity, we achieve no growth and accept no responsibility.

It's not always what happens that is my responsibility; it's how I react to what happens.

Today's reading is from the book Easy Does It: A Book of Daily Twelve Step Meditations*

Yesterday, 06:37 AM	#12
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,392	March 11 Responsibility Faith is our greatest gift; it's sharing with others, our greatest responsibility. ~Anonymous Places and things never wronged us. We justify old actions when we blame other people for what we once did to ourselves. This can cause us to return to old behaviors. We want to give up all stinking thinking. We cannot safely act the way we think we are expected to, but we can work at being ourselves. We take risks only if they aim at spiritual progress. We become assertive only in seeking whatever can help us grow. Above all, we must try to stop being a "blame thrower" and start shouldering our responsibilities. If we react with compassion, understanding, and love, then we will achieve spiritual progress. If we let ourselves be hurt or angry or full of self-pity, we achieve no growth and accept no responsibility. It's not always what happens that is my responsibility; it's how I react to what happens. Today's reading is from the book Easy Does It: A Book of Daily Twelve Step Meditations* __________________ "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.