I love to be told what to do! Well not exactly. I don't necessarily like to be told what to do by people but I love the good orderly direction that is in the 12x12 and the Big Book. In the 12x12 page 98 it talks about the unshakeable foundation that we can build for us through self-examination, meditation and prayer. IT SAYS......."NO MATTER HOW FALTERING OUR ATTEMPTS"...WE ARE ACCEPTED!
Wow. There is no perfection, it is our attempts at making conscious contact with a higher power that have weight. I have to tell you I have a busy active mind and have a hard time focusing. I have a destination in mind and I don't see the journey. Much like a kid on a walk noticing all the butterflies, ants and worms. That is the norm to be on that journey and noticing all the little things in our path. Sometimes my higher power has to shake me up and tell me to be quiet and slow down and see my journey.
I fail falteringly everyday and I am so glad that I am exactly what my higher power made me to be:
That perfectly imperfect human being!
My higher power sees me as a work in progress and no matter how painful that work is, at times I am greatful that I am noticed and important enough in my higher powers eyes.
That is my thought for the day. I would love to hear yours.
Kristin O
Tags: Step 11 Prayer Meditation Progress Not Perfection
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