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bluidkiti · 12-12-2024, 05:34 AM

December 12

The Fourth Promise

No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.

~Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous

What excitement comes to us when we discover that we are not useless human beings! When we drank or used, we thought we were doomed to be incompetent, unworthy, and useless persons. No more!

Our escape from the depths of despair makes us feel needed and trusted. Others listen to our stories of how we were, what happened, and what we are today. They cry out, "That’s me. I was that way. I did all those same things."

We come to know we deserve that trust, that companionship, that acceptance. We are worthy human beings. We can help others experience miracles. When we tell of our degrading existence with alcohol and drugs, we are useful and important to those who listen. Our negative experiences become positive forces in helping others find the road to recovery.

Recovery brings me the realization that I can become a helpful person by sharing those very experiences that made me feel worthless.

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

12-12-2024, 05:34 AM	#12
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 74,191	December 12 The Fourth Promise No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. ~Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous What excitement comes to us when we discover that we are not useless human beings! When we drank or used, we thought we were doomed to be incompetent, unworthy, and useless persons. No more! Our escape from the depths of despair makes us feel needed and trusted. Others listen to our stories of how we were, what happened, and what we are today. They cry out, "That’s me. I was that way. I did all those same things." We come to know we deserve that trust, that companionship, that acceptance. We are worthy human beings. We can help others experience miracles. When we tell of our degrading existence with alcohol and drugs, we are useful and important to those who listen. Our negative experiences become positive forces in helping others find the road to recovery. Recovery brings me the realization that I can become a helpful person by sharing those very experiences that made me feel worthless. 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.

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