Alcoholics Anonymous | June 9 | DonInLondon | Step 6 "Let Go"
Channel: Don DonInLondon
Date: 09/06/2011

2014 Full Daily Blog Link: http://donoddylondon.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/alcoholics-anonymous-blog-video-june-9.html June 9 2012 | AA 12 Steps In Action | Step 6 Spiritual Willingness Alcoholics Anonymous Today's AA daily reflection: "living in the now... Spiritual is living to truth in the moment..." Daydreams are very necessary diversions. Being able to remember events from the past which have an impact on today. Using vision and intuition and a sense of direction are vital. And we live in the moment of now where everything happens...

In a few moments at any time of day I can keep myself connected to reality. How am I feeling? My emotions and mood connecting me to what is going on inside. Why do I need to know this? Because my mood impacts directly on my thinking. What can I do? If I know my mood, happy sad joyful angry, or as we say "hungry angry lonely tired" I know where my thinking will go and the actions I can take to keep safe and motivated to the next right step...

Our mood about life, affected by events around us, globally with so much news and locally by every connection we have. Our mood can be affected directly by our own circumstances, family, community and society and in my case especially by fellowship. Today I have sorrow for a friend who died, sorrow about my mother's health. I have joy and relief that most elements today are manageable. And I don't feel hungry, angry, lonely or tired in the moment of now... Mind you it is early in the day...!

June in the daily reflections of the fellowship is all about step six and extremes of personality traits, and these are described as defects of character. We can easily identify extreme attitudes and behaviour, similar to the seven deadly sins. Yet the same can be true with the virtues if they too have no foundation in reality. And that is why recovery need be one day at a time, we will have extreme feelings and sometimes actions taken, but we tend to find our path sooner rather than later away from extreme reactions to more balanced responses as we practice, make progress and do not anchor ourselves to perfection in the moment of now... We simply keep on learning what works with each step we take...

AA Official Online Site: Daily Reflections http://www.aa.org/lang/en/aareflections.cfm
AA Official Online Site: Big Book And Twelve And Twelve http://www.aa.org/lang/en/subpage.cfm?page=359

Step 6. "Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character"
At this point, it would be a good idea to look again at our sharing in step five, where we define character and list a number of our defects. Completing step 5, we have compiled a list of the character defects. Step six is concerned with our spiritual willingness to have 

these defects of character removed, contingent on each day we meditate and pray in good conscience, and or to God as we understand for ourselves. Seven billion humans, seven billion outlooks and defintions about God every day... yours is as good as it gets 

today...

Step 6 "Spiritual Willingness" Reading Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M32D2S_A-g
June Video Reading Chapter Six Into Action Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agVuLKhdqk8

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.

Spiritual principles ~ Forgiveness Acceptance Surrender Faith Open-mindedness Honesty Willingness Moral-inventory Amends Humility Persistence Spiritual-growth Service

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