1. Working the 12 Steps changed me -- profoundly -- for the better; and it continues to do so.
2. AA's focus on service has given me a way of looking at the world which opens my heart on a daily basis -- and that is a powerful antidote to becoming embittered by life, as I feel how easy it is to keep the heart shuttered as I grow older.
3. AA Meetings are often (not always, but very often) a place which renews my faith in people and in something Good in the universe -- and some speakers and some who shared have given me some of the biggest belly laughs I have ever had.
4. AA has taught me to be a good listener.
5. Sponsorship -- both sides of the coin -- has taught me what a privilege it is to set ego aside in an effort to help people -- and it feels like a privilege -- and what a powerful catalyst for personal change that can be.
6. AA has given me friendships which endure.
7. AA gives me a safe place to go when I am troubled or I make mistakes.
8. The practical advice I've been given in AA serves me in all areas of my life.
9. Watching people in AA face life's challenges -- some of the toughest -- has taught me what real dignity and courage look like.
10. AA has shown me that my past is not my future -- that there is no expiration date on the promise of reinventing myself, or starting over, or on God's Grace in my life.
great AA gratitude list...thanks for the reminder and for shining the light....
Posted by: Christina | February 04, 2013 at 04:25 AM
Yep. All true :) Thanks!
Posted by: Kelly | February 04, 2013 at 08:21 AM