11-4-03

[rosie read and post]

November 4, 2003

Daily Reflections

A DAILY DISCIPLINE

, . . when they [self-examination, meditation and prayer] are
logically related and
interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 98

The last three Steps of the program invoke God's loving
discipline upon my willful nature.
If I devote just a few moments every night to a review of the
highlights of my day, along
with an acknowledgment of those aspects that didn't please me
so much, I gain a personal
history of myself, one that is essential to my growth, or lack
of it, and to ask in prayerful
meditation to be relieved of those continuing shortcomings
that cause me pain. Meditation
and prayer also teach me the art of focusing and listening. I
find that the turmoil of the day
gets tuned out as I pray for His will and guidance. The
practice of asking Him to help
me in my strivings for perfection puts a new slant on the
tedium of any day, because I know
there is honor in any job done well. The daily discipline of
prayer and meditation will keep
me in fit spiritual condition, able to face whatever the day
brings - without the thought of a
drink.

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[Robert McGregor]

"rosie read and post" <readandpost@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The daily discipline of
> prayer and meditation will keep
> me in fit spiritual condition, able to face whatever the day
> brings - without the thought of a
> drink.

"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> i am quite frightened by the thought of taking another
>drink...................

[rosie read and post]

robert?

i am not a saint.......................i fail at times, and don't stay
in the FIT SPIRITUAL CONDITION that i know i can
attain....................the result is to become afraid.
when that happens, i call my sponsor, and i get my butt to an AA
meeting.

--
read and post daily, it works!
rosie

If you don't like life, its the way you're livin' A little less takin',
a bit more givin'; A little less hatin', a little more lovin'; A little
more helpin', not o much shovin'; A little more smilin', not so much
strife, And soon you will be in love with life.
............................ j.w.t. meehan



"Robert McGregor" <robert_mcgregor@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>
> "rosie read and post" <readandpost@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:RMNpb.1296$j91.1255@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > The daily discipline of
> > prayer and meditation will keep
> > me in fit spiritual condition, able to face whatever the
day
> > brings - without the thought of a
> > drink.
>
> "rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:WmE9b.246$eX1.98@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>
> > i am quite frightened by the thought of taking another
> >drink...................
>
>
>