These were problems 5/29/26

Was I? Resentful? At the therapist “Have We got, or can we get, the resources to meet these calamities which come to so many? Was I? Selfish? I don’t think so.

“These were problems in life which we could never face up to.”

Dishonest? No. Can we now, with the help of god as we understand Him, handle them as well and as bravely as our friends often do? Afraid? Yes, because Nicole said I couldn’t send my 11th step inventories to her anymore. “Can we transform these calamities into assets, sources of growth and comfort to ourselves and those about us? Apology?

Yes. Well, we surely have a chance if we switch from “two stepping” to 12 stepping. Kept something to ourselves? Just the issues with the therapist. “if we are willing to receive that grace of God which can sustain and strengthen us in any catastrophe. Kind and loving toward all? Pretty much.

“Our basic troubles are the same as everyone else’s, but when an honest effort is made “to practice these principle in all our affairs” well grounded AA’s seem to have the ability , by God’s grace, to take these troubles in stride and turn them into demonstrations of faith. “.

Thinking of ourselves most of the time? Yes. We have seen AA’s suffer lingering and fatal illness with little complaint, and often in good cheer”.

Pack into the stream of life? Therapy at 10:00 a.m. Temple at 1:00 p.m.

Outreach calls. “We have sometimes seen families broken apart by misunderstanding, tensions or actual infidelity, who are reunited by the AA way of life.

Worry, remorse, or morbid reflection? Yes. Though the earning power of what AA’s is relatively high we have some members who never seem to get on their feet moneywise, and still others who encounter heavy financial reverses.
Corrective measures? Go to bed.