Alcoholics Anonymous | July 1 | DonInLondon | Step 7 "Courage To Change"
Channel: Don DonInLondon
Date: 2011-07-01

July 1 2012 | AA 12 Steps In Action | Step 7 Courage To Change Alcoholics Anonymous  [ Full daily blog link: http://donoddylondon.blogspot.com/ ] Today's AA daily reflection: "the best for today...!" Yes! Progress not perfect, learning what it is to experience step six in life, where extremes of all those difficult emotions can cause problems, anger fear resentment, and brave facing. And then step seven: shortcomings! My shortcomings, lack of faith, unable to develop courage to change, and so low there was no self-esteem...

I do ask on a daily basis to have the faith needed to do the next right thing, it can be a small change and I may need help and the good news is I can ask for it today. And so with each small step, I keep changing and making progress just for a day. Everything happens in the now, and as fear subsides I don't need a brave face, and I don't need ego to protect a man like me who used to have low self-esteem and feared life. This morning I have no fear and I can ask the help any time from any source and in the moment when it matters most, now...

Step six and step seven are all about living in the moment, this is where it all happens and I have read somewhere that step six and seven is the psychic change. And the psychic change is a psychological breakthrough in being a human being, fully able to feel all emotions as they happen moment by moment. There will always be some fear, a brave face and ego will rise from time to time. But this progression and improvement of faith, courage to change and confidence to keep learning life improves our humility in all our daily living...

False pride and ego, when we are challenged in what we are doing, sometimes old notions and old fears of not being good enough and not knowing the answers can make us be defensive when we are challenged. We don't need to know the answers when people challenge us, we need to open the door to being challenged and have the humility to listen carefully, check what is going on and how to move on to the solution rather than create problems just in the moment and today...

Looking at politicians in the United Kingdom where I live, they are held accountable by the media and many in the population who follow what is going on. So often ego defends the indefensible half-truths and lies told, often called spin where there is truth somewhere, but hidden deep within a positive message. Dogma prevails, combative expression and anger fuels the ignorance and lies being told to the public and the electorate. Horrible role models just like the bankers sneering lying and covering up their misdeeds... Thank heavens I don't want to be like that ever, but all I need do is be aware that truth will prevail and the more I live to the truth, courage to change, faith and confidence will keep me safe today...

DonInLondon [ Full daily blog link: http://donoddylondon.blogspot.com/ ] 

AA Official Online Site: Daily Reflections http://www.aa.org/lang/en/aareflections.cfm
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Step 7 "Step 7  Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings" "The way we have come to look at humility is that it is a virtue, one of the principles that AA teaches us to live. The definition we have adopted pictures us as standing naked before God, without pretense nor reservation. It means hiding nothing, being our real selves, both good and bad.  A good synonym for humility is honesty." BB Bunch
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Step 7 "Courage To Change" Reading Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agVuLKhdqk8
July Video Reading Step Seven Into Action Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueS51r5FzH4
July Playlist All About Step Seven: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL00B8ABECADC67C82
I do not speak for Alcoholics Anonymous I speak for myself. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of unique and authentic people who speak for themselves where they will to share experience, strength and hope about recovery on a daily basis. Anonymity affords sanctuary to find how to live sober and be open, honest and willing to learn life day by day. For me "truth," "love" and "wisdom" offer the best spiritual experience by living reality today. Into the fabric of recovery from alcoholism are woven the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions, steps to be open, honest and willing to learn, traditions to live unity, service and recovery.
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Spiritual principles ~ Forgiveness Acceptance Surrender Faith Open-mindedness Honesty Willingness Moral-inventory Amends Humility Persistence Spiritual-growth Service
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Email | don@doninlondon.com
Music | "music for airports" By Brian Eno | http://www.enoshop.co.uk/ |