1-27-04

[>rosie]

January 27, 2004

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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