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One of the hardest things to do for me is to define "The Spiritual Awakening" as opposed to God and Organized Religion. I had a difficult time myself.
Dr Bob had some words that impacted me 55 years after his death. I read them in the book and I am still affected by them to this day. Humility, honesty and an open mind are the essentials to realize that we are not the pinnacle. There is the distinct possibility that there is something that we can refer to as a Higher Power. No, he/ she/ it is not too busy.
Dr. Bob
" If you think you are an Atheist, an Agnostic, a skeptic, or have any other form of intellectual pride which keeps you from accepting what's in this book, I feel sorry for you".
The "Pride" part got to me the most. Pride leads the list of the Seven Deadly Sins. Pride is the opposite of Humility.
I went to Pg 56. and read
"Who are you to say there is no God"
It really got me thinking. Who the hell do I think I am to make a statement like that. Am I so great that I have the right to say that there are 6 billion people on this planet that might be wrong. Am I so great that there is nothing in this Universe that is more powerful than I am.
I wasn't! I was thoroughly beaten and I admited it in Step 1. Alcohol couldn't be the only thing more powerful than I was.
We're looking for a Spiritual Experience to keep us from drinking. That's all!
God, Moses, The Ten Commandments, Burning Bushes, don't apply. They are meaningless in AA.
That is God as someone else sees it. Feeding your concept to others is Religion.
All we need to recover is something to believe in.
Just my thoughts. I don't know if I was any help or not!
All quotes from AA Big Book first Edition.
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