Today I thought about two things early on. The first was the AA prayer, “relieve me of the bondage of self”, and the other was gratitude.The bondage of self is a large ego hold on me, or others like me, in AA. I know we want to start the day off with prayer and perhaps meditation, or reading AA literature. But afterwards, we can run across our minds wandering, and then our bumbling, stumbling, and tumbling. And then our need to ask our Higher Power for help, and/or one of our members…or both. And, besides, the next phrase in that prayer tells us that we asking our Higher Power to help us so that we can better do His will for us.
And then gratitude came up today at a meeting. I know I was grateful. And that’s what I said, when called on. Just simple, “I’m sober and grateful.” A few others kept it up to simple. But quite a few others took off, speaking about other things, and maybe ending up back at gratitude. But I thought it really was simple.
Anyway, later on I kept thinking about these and thought I needed to put something down. Seems that bondage of self came up during the subject of gratitude. My thought.
However I really am grateful and I need to remember that. It’s what tells me about my Higher Power’s will for me. I am grateful to my Higher Power, and also all those in here, who have helped me to step back and do His.