Make certain that the screen is open to the good. See yourself protected by a sunscreen that is effective. Place it around yourself – not too heavy and thick so no light can penetrate, and not so thin that you are exposed to danger. This is what a woman, a helping professional, told me: We would take steps to protect ourselves, so that we could enjoy the benefits of the sun. If we were going to sunbathe, we would not be naive about the dangers from the sun. Neither do we want to ignore them or pretend they don’t exist. We do not want to dwell on the danger for that gives power to the negative. One woman commented that our task is making ourselves feel safe while learning to live and love in a world that is unsafe. Our task is not a naive one of feeling safe, of living and loving in a utopian world. The Language of Letting Go – Codependency I pray that my work may be a small repayment for His grace so freely given me. I pray that I may serve others out of gratitude to God. Express your love for God in service to all who are living with you in your Father’s house. There is much satisfaction in serving the highest that you know. Be ever ready to do all you can for others who need your help. Look at yourself as a servant in your Father’s house, as a servant of all.
Think of all people you meet as guests in your Father’s house, to be treated with love and consideration. Look at the world as your Father’s house. They finally realize that they have undergone a profound alteration in their reaction to life and that such a change could hardly have been brought about by themselves alone.” Is my outlook on life changing for the better? Quite often friends of newcomers are aware of the difference long before they are themselves. Most of our spiritual experiences are of the educational variety, and they develop slowly over a period of time.
77~Ĭontinuing the consideration of the term spiritual experience: “The acquiring of an immediate and overwhelming God consciousness, resulting in a dramatic transformation, though frequent, is by no means the rule. ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Into Action, pg. “Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.” Choked with emotion, I had cried, but this time, when I received my son’s card, my tears were tears of joy, not desperation.Ĭopyright © 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. It had been during the previous Christmas holidays, when he had said to me, while crying, “Dad, I love you! Can’t you see what you’re doing to yourself?” I couldn’t. Happy Birthday, I love you.” My son had told me that he loved me before. It was a card from my son in college, saying, “Dad, you can’t imagine how glad I am that everything is okay. While on the road to recovery I received a gift that could not be purchased. Marvelous results often follow such a reunion.
From that point on, progress will be rapid. In time they will see that he is a new man and in their own way they will let him know it. I pray that my work may be a small repayment for His grace so freely given me.The alcoholic may find it hard to re-establish friendly relations with his children. Look at yourself as a servant in your father’s house, as a servant of all. Think of all people you meet as guests in you Father’s house, to be treated with love and consideration.
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