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Spawn · 02-07-2010, 05:40 PM

Good Orderly Direction

This was easy for me because "MY WAY DID NOT WORK"

I was in rehab when I did this step,...so I felt as though I was living it.

intention · 02-08-2010, 04:43 AM

My way didn't work either

24hrsAday · 02-08-2010, 04:46 AM

"My Way" Was To Drink Until i Passed Out.. Then Come To and Start Again! (it was no way to live)

ananda · 02-08-2010, 05:09 AM

good orderly direction by itself can't keep me sober, cause I am incapable of following G.O.D. at all times...I need something more powerful than that....

keithj · 02-08-2010, 07:32 AM

As I've frequently posted on this forum, I was a life-long, staunch atheist when I started taking the Steps. I believed that belief in a higher power was a crutch for weak minded people who couldn't successfully face life.

Well, I was certainly in a position at that time where I couldn't successfully face life. I was definitely powerless. I was convinced of the hopelessness and futility of life as I had been living it. I knew I needed this power in my life. When it came to Step 2, and I had to confront the 'god' thing, my sponsor had me look at the bare minimum requirement on page 47. 'Do I know believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a power greater than myself?' The book assured me that upon that simple cornerstone, a wonderfully effective spiritual structure could be built.

What was asked of me was not easy. I had to set aside a life long belief system. I had to set aside my reliance on myself. The only way I was willing to do this was because I knew I was screwed. I knew I was beaten.

That cornerstone of willingness became the foundation for a wonderfullly effective spiritual structure. I didn't believe in a higher power, I didn't want to believe in a higher power, but I was willing to believe in one if it was required for me to get sober. With that willingness, I took Step 3 without any real belief. And I did the rest of the Steps and felt the conscious contact with that power, whatever it is.

Quotes from BB 1st Ed.

Spawn · 02-15-2010, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Spawn

Good Orderly Direction

This was easy for me because "MY WAY DID NOT WORK"

I was in rehab when I did this step,...so I felt as though I was living it.

I actually picked up this saying in a meeting. It helped me accept some kind of higher power in my recovery so I could move on in the steps. After doing my inventory I started calling my higher power "God".

Stereosteveo · 02-15-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Spawn

"MY WAY DID NOT WORK"

Ya, I couldn't argue my way out of that one.

Also "What do you have to loose?" really nailed my hard-headed arse to the wall..

Spawn · 02-15-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Stereosteveo

Ya, I couldn't argue my way out of that one.

Also "What do you have to loose?" really nailed my hard-headed arse to the wall..

me too

02-07-2010, 05:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Spawn Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 804	God Good Orderly Direction This was easy for me because "MY WAY DID NOT WORK" I was in rehab when I did this step,...so I felt as though I was living it.

02-08-2010, 04:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
intention Don't resist, allow Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South East of England Posts: 1,522	My way didn't work either __________________ "Know that at any moment in your life, you have the choice. You can either be a host to God, or a hostage to your ego. It's your call. Stay inspired [in spirit]" Wayne Dyer All quotes from first edition of Alcoholics Anonymous

02-08-2010, 04:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
24hrsAday Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Living in Today! Posts: 2,896	"My Way" Was To Drink Until i Passed Out.. Then Come To and Start Again! (it was no way to live) __________________ "We Realize We Know Only a Little. God Will Constantly Disclose More To You and to Us" BB 1st Edition p.164

02-08-2010, 05:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
ananda Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 12,048 Blog Entries: 1	good orderly direction by itself can't keep me sober, cause I am incapable of following G.O.D. at all times...I need something more powerful than that.... __________________ Copyright © 2010 - 2010 Ananda You can't stop living just because it hurts a little - Ananda's Mom

02-08-2010, 07:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
keithj Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,763	As I've frequently posted on this forum, I was a life-long, staunch atheist when I started taking the Steps. I believed that belief in a higher power was a crutch for weak minded people who couldn't successfully face life. Well, I was certainly in a position at that time where I couldn't successfully face life. I was definitely powerless. I was convinced of the hopelessness and futility of life as I had been living it. I knew I needed this power in my life. When it came to Step 2, and I had to confront the 'god' thing, my sponsor had me look at the bare minimum requirement on page 47. 'Do I know believe, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a power greater than myself?' The book assured me that upon that simple cornerstone, a wonderfully effective spiritual structure could be built. What was asked of me was not easy. I had to set aside a life long belief system. I had to set aside my reliance on myself. The only way I was willing to do this was because I knew I was screwed. I knew I was beaten. That cornerstone of willingness became the foundation for a wonderfullly effective spiritual structure. I didn't believe in a higher power, I didn't want to believe in a higher power, but I was willing to believe in one if it was required for me to get sober. With that willingness, I took Step 3 without any real belief. And I did the rest of the Steps and felt the conscious contact with that power, whatever it is. Quotes from BB 1st Ed.

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