I greet The Indwelling Presence Doing The Works.
Today’s “pay Forward” gift is – The Pros And Cons Of Secrets. Hidden lies can be useful; the loving thing to do. “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity” Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. “Nothing pays off like restraint of tongue and pen” - for a loving, peaceful relationship. Sometimes my negative thoughts and feelings pop up, and I find fault in those I love; I blame them for my unhappy mood. When my love one asks me what’s wrong, I lie. I tell them I’m not feeling good, and I need to take a time-out. Most often, in a short time, I realize my problem had nothing to do with them. What if I had shared my unfounded inventory of them, with them? I tell myself, I don’t have to like what my love one is doing or saying, however, I can delay my comments and surrender it to our Father. If I need to address the conflict later, I ask our Father to set it up. I can’t remember when He had to set up a “come to Jesus” meeting. What about my heavy secrets, the ones, I’m going to the grave with? Our Father has given me the way, to unlock my stuffing it any longer; by my sharing the nature of my secret. “Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature [not the details] of our wrongs” Step Five – Alcoholics Anonymous. Thy Love, Thy Will be done.