A Spiritual Lifestyle

Thoughtfood for Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A Spiritual Lifestyle

Reluctantly, I opened my mind to the fact that maybe,

just maybe,

there was something to this spiritual lifestyle.

Slowly, but surely,

 I realized that there was indeed a Power greater than myself,

and I soon found myself with a full-time God in my life

and following a spiritual path that didn't conflict

with my personal religious convictions.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 287

From the Big Book:

"But there are many men who want to stop, and with them you can go far.  Your understanding treatment of their cases will pay dividends."

c. 1939, AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, To Employers, p. 141. 

Prayer for the day:

"I pray that I may not let myself become too upset.  I pray that I may go quietly along the path I have chosen."

c. 1975, Hazelden Foundation, Twenty-Four Hours A Day, June 24.

Quote for the day:

"God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages." __William Ellery Channing (American, Unitarian Clergyman and Author,  1780-1842)

My share:

Our basic text, Alcoholics Anonymous gives me an insight into the spiritual life of its authors.  It also gives me a blueprint for my own spiritual house.  Be Good To You, Dave