![]() ![]() To try to do God’s will is the meat and support of true living. Bread sustains the body but we cannot live by bread alone. It is in the union of a soul with God that strength, new life and spiritual power come. Īm I tolerant of other peoples’ mistakes? Their slip should not be mentioned again by others. ![]() When they have done it, their old confidence returns. There is no possible evasion of this duty, if they are thoroughly honest and really desirous of living the A.A. If they are well-grounded in A.A., they will realize that it’s up to them to speak up at the next meeting and tell about their slip. ![]() member should force them to declare themselves. after having a slip, the temptation is strong to say nothing about it. I begin and end my day with thanks to God, who has so generously shed His grace on me. I have learned also, through loving without undue expectations, through sharing my concerns and caring for my fellow man, that each day can be joyous and fruitful. I learned how to change resentments into acceptance, fear into hope and anger into love. Finally, when the mask came off and I cried out to the only God I could conceive, the Fellowship of A.A., my group and the Twelve Steps were there. I didn’t even allow myself to realize that I wore a mask continually. My inner self kept telling me something else but I couldn’t accept it. My ambition in everything I did was to have the power to be at the top. 124-25ĭuring my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. True ambition is not what we thought it was. ![]()
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