Daily Practice - July

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July 11

Practice of the Day BB pg 72,73
Ch 6- Into Action
(5th Step)
This is perhaps difficult-especially discussing our defects with another person. We think we have done well enough in admitting these things to ourselves. There is doubt about that. In actual practice, we usually find a solitary self-appraisal insufficient. Many of us thought it necessary to go much further. We will be more reconciled to discussing ourselves with another person when we see good reasons why we should do so. The best reason first: If we skip this vital step, we may not overcome drinking. Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. Trying to avoid this humbling experience, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got drunk. Having persevered with the rest of the program, they wondered why they fell. We think the reason is that they never completed their housecleaning. They took inventory all right, but hung on to some of the worst items in stock. They only thought they had lost their egoism and fear; they only thought they had humbled themselves. But they had not learned enough of humility, fearlessness and honesty, in the sense we find it necessary, until they told someone else all their life story.

-Tom- In any and every aspect of Life, there is one action that changes all things around it.
That action is COURAGE.
Displayed Acts of Courage demand that we cheer, stand up from our seats and yell **** yeah!!! We can’t stop ourselves from doing it because we have just witnessed someone laying it ALL on the line and going for it.
It doesn’t matter if it is in a sport, singing, dancing or War.
An act of Courage displayed by an individual Changes the Game.
The 5th Step is my Opportunity to act Courageously and begin to change the game of my Life.
I pray that today I be Given the Strength to Act with Courage and not be a coward.