Alcoholics Anonymous | July 10 | DonInLondon | Step 7 "Courage To Change"
Channel: Don DonInLondon
Date: 2011-07-10

July 10 2012 | AA 12 Steps In Action | Step 7 Courage To Change Alcoholics Anonymous Today's AA daily reflection: "towards peace and serenity..." Thank goodness our recovery programme is just for a day, because in all elements of life the only place we can change anything is right now and sometimes we can sometimes we cannot. Towards peace and serenity? Peace and serenity is available in the moment of now, if it can be, and not tomorrow and not next week...

At the same time that we can have peace and serenity, I suppose it is a matter of understanding peacefulness and exactly what serenity is. Thankfully somebody wrote the serenity prayer, accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and wisdom to know the difference... Having worked through any issues and feelings we have as we go along, for example, anger and resentments and whatnot just for today...

When peace and serenity has been lost, the suggestion is to look at my part in all matters regarding the people, places and things. Usually peace and serenity are undermined when I try control a situation where I have involvement, but not control or involve myself in an unwelcome set of circumstances. Sometimes doing nothing is the answer and minding my own business, providing I have examined the serenity prayer and how it impacts on me and my behaviour today...

Step seven shortcomings in my case can come back if I undermine myself or other people. Developing courage to change, faith in doing the next right thing in consultation with those who are involved and confidence in working with others and asking for help seems to be the essence of improvement. Getting to an even playing field, to a place of inclusion and not exclusion. Working in unity, service and recovery within the fellowship, and outside the fellowship as I practice these principles in all my affairs... And if the affair is a romantic one, just one girl at a time and no wandering!

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