Daily Reflections 05/23

[Mogqua]

May 23

SPIRITUAL HEALTH

When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p.64

It is very difficult for me to come to terms with my spiritual illness because of my great pride, disguised by my material successes and my intellectual power. Intelligence is not incompatible with humility, provided I place humility first. To seek prestige and wealth is the ultimate goal for many in the modern world. To be fashionable and to seem better than I really am is a spiritual illness.
To recognize and admit my weaknesses is the beginning of spiritual health. It is a sign of spiritual health to be able to ask God every day to enlighten me, to recognize His will, and to have the strength to execute it. My spiritual health is excellent when I realize that the better I get, the more I discover how much help I need from others.

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[Dan]

Originally Posted by Mogqua

My spiritual health is excellent when I realize that the better I get, the more I discover how much help I need from others.

And that is perhaps the most clear way of affirming to myself that I have power to overcome addiction. I have clearly proven that left to my own devices for too long, I lose some of the power that is within me.
Thanks for letting me share.