Step Twelve

"Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs".

" The Twelth Step seems to carry this implicit warning: "If you are not having at least the beginnings of a spiritual awakening, it would be well to look back over the Steps and find out where you are failing." And there are no qualifying words, such as "maybe," "perhaps," or "perchance."
- The Best of the Grapevine [Vol. 1], pp. 180-181

A spiritual awakening is our greatest gift.
S T E P S = Solutions Through Each Positive Step.

 

Family

Family is,
heaven sent from our father above,
bonded by the power of love. No matter what family has each others back, when push comes to shove.

Family is,
understanding, never demanding,
all for one and one for all, I will never leave you alone standing.

Family is,
one in itself, my love is your love,
your pain is my pain, my wealth is your wealth, I promise to never leave you by yourself.

Family is,
the strongest team, the strongest unit;
if love could be visualized, family would be the blue print.

Family is,
forgiveness and patience,
it's sweeter than the sweetest fragrance, the power of family is a reflection of Gods compassion and magnificence.

Family is,
never turning our back, and never shames, lend my helping hand and not a finger pointing the blame.

No matter what a family bond can never be broken, even through a nuclear explosion, if one of us lives we all live. Forever to eternity, we are family, my father, my mother, my sisters, my wife, and me.

Source: -The Power Of Family,

My Wife, My Princess

For My Dear Wife,
On This Usual Day;
I Write You This Poem,
In My Own Special Way.

I Wanted To Tell You,
In Words Of My Own;
You're The Most Precious girl,
That I've Ever Known.

You're The Prettiest Girl,
Than Any I've Seen;
There's No One Like You,
And That I Can Bet.

Your Eyes Have That Sparkle,
That I Can't Live Without;
One Day Without Them,
And I'd Die There's No Doubt.

And I Just Lose Control,
When I Glance At Your Hair;
Those Curls Are Just Stunning,
So Perfect And Rare.

You're The Most Caring women,
That I've Ever Met;
There's No One Like You,
And That I Can Bet.

What Attracts Me The Most,
Is Your Sweet And Kind Touch;
You're A Gift Sent From Heaven,
And I Love You So Much.

So Hold Me As Close,
As You Possibly Can;
'Cause Now And Forever,
I Am Your Man.

 

 

I WAS BLESSED BY GOD
WHEN HE SENT AN ANGEL DOWN
FROM HEAVEN YOU CAME
AND THERE YOU WERE FOUND
WITH YOUR BEAUTY SO DIVINE,
AND YOUR SOUL SO SWEET
IT CAN MAKE A GROWN MAN CRY
AND BRING THE STRONG TO THEIR KNEES
YOU ARE A GIFT FROM HEAVEN
WITHIN A GOLDEN BOW
WITH LOVE THAT STAYS STRONG
THROUGH SLEET AND SNOW
WITH YOU I AM WHOLE
AND I KNOW ITS MEANT TO BE.
I CANNOT THANK GOD ENOUGH
FOR THIS MIRACLE HE IS GIVEN ME

 

 

Trust

When I put my faith in the spiritual power of the program, when I trust others to teach me what I need to do to have a better life, I find that I can trust myself to do what is necessary.
- Daily Reflections, p. 226
Trust God. Clean house. Help others.
F A I T H = Fear And Insecurity? Trust Him!

 

"Life is meant to be a celebration! It shouldn't be necessary to set aside special times to remind us of this fact. Wise is the person who finds a reason to make every day a special one."
by Leo F. Buscaglia (March 1924 - June 1998)
A Member Shares:

I’m Donna, an alcoholic. Trust – it’s a chain, and we are the links. When I started trusting people -- holding their hand, so to speak -- I found others in turn were able to hold mine and the chain just grew longer. I never trusted many people; then again, I was no one to be trusted. Funny how that works! Sometimes, I trust eagerly now, because I want it reciprocated. But when I become doubtful, I take my hand away from the flame. I keep my sanity that way. And that’s ok, because now I have boundaries – its self-preservation. I need trust for employment, for building and amending, and I like the way it feels now, knowing I’m doing right things as they come along. I trusted you good folks to shine that light for me. And I thank you.

Occupations

You were not created for a life of idleness. You cannot eat from sunrise to sunset or drink or play or make love. Work is not your enemy but your friend. If all manners of labor were forbidden to thee you would fall to your knees and beg an early death.

You need not love the tasks you do. Even kings dream of other occupations. Yet you must work and it is how you do, not what you do, that determines the course of your life. No man who is careless with his hammer will ever build a palace.

You may work grudgingly or you may work gratefully; you may work as a human or you may work as an animal. Still, there is no work so rude that you may exalt it; no work so demeaning that you cannot breathe a soul into it; no work so dull that you may not enliven it.

Always perform all that is asked of you and more. Thy reward will come.

Know that there is only one certain method of attaining success and that is through hard work. If you are unwilling to pay this price for distinction, be prepared for a lifetime of mediocrity and poverty.

Pity those who abuse you and ask why you deliver so much in return for so little. Those who give less, receive less.

Never be tempted to diminish your efforts, even if you should labor for another. You are no less a success if someone else is paying you to work for yourself. Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Be grateful for your tasks and their demands. If it were not for your work, no matter how distasteful it may seem, you could neither eat so much, nor relish so pleasantly, nor sleep so soundly, nor be so healthful, nor enjoy the secure smiles of gratitude from those who love you for what you are, not for what you do.

from the book of :- Commandments of success