I greet The Indwelling Doer.
Today’s “Pay Forward” gift is – Live it 24/7! What would you say about the character of one who says they believed, even intuitively knew Alcoholics Anonymous is a Spiritual way of life, however, they don’t act the part 24/7? I have heard that same person quote from the Foreword of the 12 and 12. “A.A.’s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole.” I believed him when he said he did not have the obsession to drink, but he sure was having a hard time last night and was not clearly whole. Shouldn’t we judge that person as dishonest or insane or both? This morning I believe we should be kind, loving, compassionate, understanding and forgiving, since that someone was me. Let’s look at a Spiritual experience as a daily awakening, not a fixed state we enjoy 24/7. Our choice, we can be discouraged by our failures, or we can learn from them. Mistakes and failures can be a valuable part of life’s curriculum. I don’t have to seek out failures and mistakes; they are frequent enough as it is. I am grateful for a Spiritual way of life that gives me the courage to take risks, which may be successful, and other times not so. Thy Love, Thy Will be done.