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recoveringnky · 04-05-2007, 06:32 AM

I read this and laughed so hard at myself! The last sentence so much describes me sometimes! AA has given me the ability to see my faults, try to correct them with the help of God and my sponsor, and also the ability to laugh at myself! I love this new life!

Peace,
Kym

April 4, 2007

Fallible

Seven of our Twelve Steps state unequivocally
that I have been, am, and will be wrong.
I have shortcomings and defects of character.
I never have been and never can be perfect.
As that realization became a part of me -- and it took time --
it brought me one of the greatest of the many blessings
that have come to me from AA.
I learned to accept myself as a fallible human being.
I do not have to strive for perfection.
Mistakes are permissible. I have the right to be wrong.
And what a comfort that thought is to me,
as I make my bemused way through life,
one foot in a bucket, pushing on doors marked "Pull."

c. 1986 The AA Grapevine, Inc., The Best of the Grapevine, pp. 167-8

Rarly Harley · 04-05-2007, 06:37 AM

Kym: That was excellent. Thank you for helping me start my day on the right foot. Ain't sobriety grand....?

TonyB · 04-05-2007, 11:12 AM

Thanks for that Kym.
You are not alone. That must mean that WE are in the right place!!

04-05-2007, 06:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
recoveringnky Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The beautiful mountains of Kentucky Posts: 677	Great Reading I read this and laughed so hard at myself! The last sentence so much describes me sometimes! AA has given me the ability to see my faults, try to correct them with the help of God and my sponsor, and also the ability to laugh at myself! I love this new life! Peace, Kym April 4, 2007 Fallible Seven of our Twelve Steps state unequivocally that I have been, am, and will be wrong. I have shortcomings and defects of character. I never have been and never can be perfect. As that realization became a part of me -- and it took time -- it brought me one of the greatest of the many blessings that have come to me from AA. I learned to accept myself as a fallible human being. I do not have to strive for perfection. Mistakes are permissible. I have the right to be wrong. And what a comfort that thought is to me, as I make my bemused way through life, one foot in a bucket, pushing on doors marked "Pull." c. 1986 The AA Grapevine, Inc., The Best of the Grapevine, pp. 167-8 __________________ Kym P. Keeping it Simple Life is too short for drama & petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly.

04-05-2007, 06:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rarly Harley Have we seen a person fail... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.S. Marie, Ont. Can. Posts: 708	Kym: That was excellent. Thank you for helping me start my day on the right foot. Ain't sobriety grand....? __________________ Rarly 2002 FLHTC "Annie" " as we let our own light shine, we unconciously give other people permission to do the same"... Nelson Mandela

04-05-2007, 11:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
TonyB Requires Adult Supervision Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sons Of God MC - Maine Chapter Posts: 442	Thanks for that Kym. You are not alone. That must mean that WE are in the right place!! __________________ Live Free. Ride Free

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