One of the things I think about from time to time is God. Why? Because I think it is a cause for concern for so many. That’s what it sounded like today at the meeting.
A “new” person brought up the topic of the Third Step today. And that led a lot of people to describe their thoughts about a God. And this, despite what the BB says about describing God. In other words “teaching”. The BB tells us that we are to keep our idea of God aside from others. It tells us that it’s up to the individual to have his or her own ideas. Not ours.
Yet, here we were, describing our thoughts. I won’t go into that. But, I do know why this all happened to us. Back, when Bill was putting the BB together, enough members showed up, who talked about the idea of God, as it was being described in the Steps. And that’s when the discussion (argument) about how it would affect those, who might be atheists or agnostics, who were alcoholics. And so the changes were made to the God of our understanding, a Power greater than ourselves, and a Higher Power came into being.
We’re really not here to talk about religion. Although that was mentioned a few times. We’re really not here to talk about what we believe in. The same thing happened. A member friend and I were talking about this after the meeting and he agreed on the same thing. What we believe or don’t believe in is private. I know it’s one thing to talk about it with a sponsor or our friends, but in a meeting. No.
Anyway I have my own thoughts, which are important to me. The main one, of course, is about staying sober a day at a time. I know that I’m not to project into the future in the day I’m in, but to stay where I am at the moment. I know that, if I go into the future, at some point I will find myself anxiety ridden, fearful, angry, resentful, and all this from what has gone on in the past. I’m here to stay where I am at the moment. Each and every moment. I learned all this from my old sponsor and those old timers, whom I owe so much.
Just thinking and being grateful for all I have been given.