In working all the Steps thoroughly, I not only stay sober and help someone else to achieve sobriety, but also I transform my difficulty with living into a joy of living. Eventually I learned that it was necessary for me to "practice these principles" in all areas of my life. I was forgetting that there were a total of Twelve Steps and that the Twelfth Step also had more than one part. In the same way, I believed for a long time that, in order to be in tune with the Twelve Steps, it was enough for me "to carry this message to alcoholics." That was rushing things. and stopped drinking, it took a while before I understood why the First Step contained two parts: my powerlessness over alcohol, and my life's unmanageability. Daily Reflection Alcoholics Anonymous JDaily Reflection, AA Comes of Age, The Steps, The 12 Traditions, The 12 Steps, grace, joy, growth, love, pain Next A.A. But unexpected things came out of our encounter, and my boss and I were able to agree to interact more directly and effectively in the future.įurthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure or success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we steadfastly content ourselves with the humbler, yet sometimes more durable, satisfactions when the brighter, more glittering achievements are denied us? Audio files below are from the RSS Feed of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. When I approached my boss and owned up to my hand in his difficulties, he was surprised. My Catholic Life A journey of personal conversion Daily Mass ReadingsAudio Daily Audio Readings from the official New American Bible and Vatican approved for use in U.S. In discussing the affair, my co-worker tried to reassure me that an apology was not necessary, but I soon became convinced that I had to do something, regardless of how it might turn out. I knew that my report had created the problem, and began to feel responsible for my boss's difficulty. One day a co-worker informed me that my boss was really sore because a complaint, submitted over his head, had caused him much discomfort at the hands of his superiors. Others like Bob Berry, Don Driscoll, S.J., Jim Egan, S.J., Howard Kalb, S.J. The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way. Some are no longer with Creighton, and so no longer an active part of our ministry. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my work, becoming so bold as to issue a report on the lack of proper care for some of our clients. These reflections were written since 1998 by a variety of faculty and staff at Creighton. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
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