Topic: Are You Entirely Ready. Paying Attention To Step 6.

[aasharon90]

Hi Im Sharon and Im an Alcoholic.

By the grace of of my HP and people
like you here in Biker's and SR, I havent
found it necessary TODAY to pick up
a drink of alcohol since 8-11-90.

For that and you I am truely grateful.

Below is a Fellow Brother's share of his
own ESH that I wanted to pass on to
you which allows me to see how Step
10 works if we work it.

Share you own ESH with us on Step 6
and show us how you remain teachable
and entirely ready to have your HP
remove all your defects of character.



Where I got sober, a few of the oldtimers
used to say "I came for my drinking, but
stayed for my thinking." The process of
working though the first nine steps to the
best of my ability deflated my ego which
in turn made room for my Higher Power to
work in my life and remove the obsession
to drink. I was able to discover some big
chunks of truth about myself and clean
up most of the wreckage of my past. But
I still have plenty of "stinking thinking"
down in my subconscious that can bubble
up to the surface and cause me to say
and do things that I regret. The 10th step
helps me become aware of how these false
and worthless ideas are robbing me of my
peace of mind.

Staying sober is no longer a daily challenge
for me, but living with poise and serenity is.
When I churn in anger, lose sleep to a
resentment, or project a doomsday scenerio
in fear I can be sure that some old idea is
at work. When I am reacting from anger,
fear or guilt, I forfeit any any chance at
authentic happiness for as long as it take
me to return to sanity.

When I work step 10 regularly, I pay attention
to to my life instead of sleepwalking
through it. I begin to see patterns to my
reactions. I see how self will, driven by "100
forms of fear," keeps me in a prison of my own
making. Eventually I get "sick and tired" of
giving away my serenity and I become ready
and willing to do whatever it takes not to live
this way any more. I believe this is what
"entirely ready" means in step six.



Thanks for letting me share.

[Cathy31]

that's beautiful and so pertinent for me today Sharon thank you for sharing!

Cathy31
x

[toad]

thanks sharon............good share.

I especially liked this:

"When I churn in anger, lose sleep to a resentment, or project a doomsday scenerio in fear I can be sure that some old idea is at work."

I understand this kind of crap..............toad

[Jazzed_N_MD]

Originally Posted by aasharon90

When I work step 10 regularly, I pay attention
to to my life instead of sleepwalking
through it.

I got in touch with this sentence.
For me, it's the cure for complacency.
For non of us are walking on water.