Daily Reflections


A GENUINE HUMILITY

.. . . . we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This is to the end
that our great blessings may never spoil us; that we shall forever live
in thankful contemplation of Him who presides over us all.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 192

Experience has taught me that my alcoholic personality tends to be
grandiose. While having seemingly good intentions, I can go off on
tangents in pursuit of my "causes." My ego takes over and I lose
sight of my primary purpose. I may even take credit for God's*
handiwork in my life. Such an overstated feeling of my own
importance is dangerous to my sobriety and could cause great harm
to A.A. as a whole. My safeguard, the Twelfth Tradition, serves to
keep me humble. I realize, both as an individual and as a member of
the Fellowship, that I cannot boast of my accomplishments, and that
"God* is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves."

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* HP

readandpostrosie wrote:
Experience has taught me that my alcoholic personality tends to be
grandiose.

AA myth. There is no such thing as an "alcoholic personality." This
myth was created by a bunch of drunks with too much time on their hands
who got into self-analysis.

Dr. Silkworth wrote an article title "Slips and Human Nature" in 1947
to debunk this myth but alkies love to be set apart and so it lives on.

Alcoholics are humans and suffer from a human problem. Being human is a
condition with a broad range of symptoms.
Jimbo

readandpostrosie wrote:
> Daily Reflections
>
>
> A GENUINE HUMILITY
>
> . . . . we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This is to the end
> that our great blessings may never spoil us; that we shall forever live
> in thankful contemplation of Him who presides over us all.
> TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 192
>
> Experience has taught me that my alcoholic personality tends to be
> grandiose. While having seemingly good intentions, I can go off on
> tangents in pursuit of my "causes." My ego takes over and I lose
> sight of my primary purpose. I may even take credit for God's*
> handiwork in my life. Such an overstated feeling of my own
> importance is dangerous to my sobriety and could cause great harm
> to A.A. as a whole. My safeguard, the Twelfth Tradition, serves to
> keep me humble. I realize, both as an individual and as a member of
> the Fellowship, that I cannot boast of my accomplishments, and that
> "God* is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves."
>
> ************************************************** *********
>
> * HP
>
>

Jeez, rosie. How dare that author ignore your genuine humility, by
proudly writing *God*; instead of your humble "HP"

--
Bob