Recovery Meditations ~ Gifts ~ One Day at a Time ~ August 17, 2010

~ GIFTS ~

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"Each day provides its own gifts."

Marcus Aurelius

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For each step there is a principle. I

believe that with each step I received a

gift.

STEP ONE: We admitted we were powerless

over food ~ that our lives had become

unmanageable. (I received a silver

mirror that revealed reality and truth

when I looked into it.)

STEP TWO: Came to believe that a Power

greater than ourselves could restore us

to sanity. (I received a stone to put

in my pocket. It had the word "hope"

engraved on its face and was comforting

in my hand when I held it.)


STEP THREE: Made a decision to turn our

will and our lives over to the care of

God as we understood Him. (I received a

pair of wings for my soul.)

STEP FOUR: Made a searching and fearless

moral inventory of ourselves. (I

received a candle to search out my

hidden shame.)

STEP FIVE: Admitted to God, to

ourselves, and to another human being

the exact nature of our wrongs. (I

received a beautiful note that said,

"Welcome to the human race. We are so

glad to have you back.")

STEP SIX: Were entirely ready to have

God remove all these defects of

character. (I received a dove to put my

burdens upon and set it free.)

STEP SEVEN: Humbly asked Him to remove

our shortcomings. (I received a small

box engraved with the words, "I will

place my problems here.")

STEP EIGHT: Made a list of all persons

we had harmed and became willing to make

amends to them all. (I received a map

that led to the future.)

STEP NINE: Made direct amends to such

people wherever possible, except when to

do so would injure them or others. (I

received an eraser to correct the

mistakes I had made.)

STEP TEN: Continued to take personal

inventory and when we were wrong

promptly admitted it. (I received a

scale to weigh and balance my actions ~

and to measure my growth.)

STEP ELEVEN: Sought through prayer and

meditation to improve our conscious

contact with God as we understood Him,

praying only for knowledge of His will

for us and the power to carry that out.

(I received a communication device able

to span all doubt and prejudice.)

STEP TWELVE: Having had a spiritual

awakening as the result of these steps,

we tried to carry this message to

others, and to practice these principles

in all our affairs.

ONE DAY AT A TIME . . .


The fountain I received bubbles eternal hope and new ideas. I will daily sooth my soul with gratitude.