I greet The Indwelling Spirit.
Today’s “Pay Forward” gift is – Winners And Losers. Who are these winners and losers? We hear in meetings “stick with the winners,” who are these winners? The winners are those who are living the solution. Who are the losers? The losers are those that are still getting ready for the program (practicing their illness). Therefore, we could say that winners and losers were the same person at different points in recovery. A sad fact is that most of those losers never make the cut. Since you are here, I would suggest that you stay and forgo any added sick prep work. I am so grateful that I stayed active in the program until the miracle of being transformed into a winner. By the time I reached the doors of Alcoholics Anonymous, I was a real loser. I did not have an inferiority complex; I was incompetent in every area of my life. By our Father’s grace and mercy, I can make a good difference daily, and I have an abundance of everything I need to carry it out. When I fail these days, I accept it as a learning opportunity. “Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Therefore, trust the physician, and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility: For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by the tender hand of the Unseen” The Prophet – Kahlil Gibran. Thy Love, Thy Will be done.