Spirituality and How you can make your life that is pretty good now even better!

If you have been in the program for a short time you probably have noticed that life, although not looking great right now, is grudgingly seeming to be getting better. If you have been in the program for some time, life has been getting better quite regularly. Since starting on this new venture it seems to have hit a detour, dead-end, brick wall, whatever you want to call it and you may sometimes wonder what happened. The AA program and its wonderful guidelines to a better life, the 12 Steps, may seemingly not be working right now. This, my friends, is the time to stop whatever you are doing and run, not walk, back to the 3rd Step. Since Spirituality was introduced to me in AA, I have been shown a way of life that was completely unknown prior to my entrance into the program. I have seen it work for days, weeks, months, years, decades, and, deep inside, know just what to do. When I totally and truthfully turn my will and my life over to the care of the Higher Power of my understanding, I don’t have to fret, stew, or worry any more about outcomes. All I should do is take care of the now and, using this newfound faith, know that the outcome will be the right thing. This goes back to the CBA principle – Create the idea that my Higher Power will help with whatever is amiss. Believe completely that this is truly the case and that all will be well. All that is left is to Achieve the peace of mind that was so elusive and, if the first two were done to the best of your ability, you truly will Achieve peace of mind. A very simple program for very complicated folks. The opposite of FEAR is FAITH. Hear this, know this, and you will feel this throughout your body. “Thy will be done”.