1-27-05

[rosie readandpost]

January 27, 2005


Daily Reflections

FREEDOM FROM GUILT

Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word
"blame" from our speech and thought.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 47

When I become willing to accept my own powerlessness, I begin to
realize that blaming myself for all the trouble in my life can be an
ego
trip back into hopelessness. Asking for help and listening deeply to
the messages inherent in the Steps and Traditions of the program
make it possible to change those attitudes which delay my recovery.
Before
joining A.A., I had such a desire for approval from people in
powerful
positions that I was willing to sacrifice myself, and others, to
gain a
foothold in the world. I invariably came to grief. In the program I
find true friends who love, understand, and care to help me learn
the truth
about myself. With the help of the Twelve Steps, I am able to build
a
better life, free of guilt and the need for self-justification.

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