Two good topics today for alcoholics like me. I knew that there were others, who definitely felt the same way. Humility and acceptance. <\/p>\n
And, of course, this brought up one answer almost immediately. The Serenity Prayer. Humility, in a sense, when surrendering to what I can never handle or answer. And that’s my lack of control over others, and other things. Things, like the prayer says, I cannot change. <\/p>\n
And then there’s acceptance. First, like the prayer says, I have what I can change. And that’s me. All I ever can change. But, like the prayer says, I need the wisdom, or the knowledge to change. And that means I need the strength. And that’s where the spiritual life comes in. I need the power of my Higher Power. The same power, which took alcohol away from me. A miracle.<\/p>\n
Then the next thought I had, was about the gratitude I have been given for what I have received. And the first thing is being able to stay sober a day at a time. The peace and the happiness, which has come as result of this way of life. And then the love, hope, and faith I also received, which help start all of this. Also the restoration to sanity and the spiritual awakening. All the promises and the changes within me. Nice. So, when I was called on, all I could say was my willingness to say the Serenity Prayer, each and everyday to begin another sober day in my life. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two good topics today for alcoholics like me. I knew that there were others, who definitely felt the same way. Humility and acceptance. And, of course, this brought up one answer almost immediately. The Serenity Prayer. Humility, in a sense, when surrendering to what I can never handle or answer. And that’s my lack of … <\/p>\n