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bluidkiti · 09-22-2024, 07:48 AM

September 22

The world has more depth in autumn. So, it seems, does my soul.

~Jane Nakken

The earth prepares to rest when autumn comes. Trees shed their leaves, flowers drop their blooms, grass grows more slowly. This can be likened to our own periods of quiet contemplation when we outgrow old ideas and prepare for new direction in our life.

It's good that we have resting periods. We can't know where or how far we want to go if we haven't taken time to measure how far we have come. The fall of the year is a good time to do another Fourth Step inventory.

What's the point of repeated inventories? Sponsors tell us that growth is never ending and that we can direct it best if we clearly know where we are right now. The only certain way of knowing that is through careful assessment of who we are today. Let's stop and rest and contemplate our journey. Then let's plan for the next leg.

My quiet times will inspire my journey today. I will be prepared for a new direction if that feels right.

Today's reading is from the book A Woman's Spirit: More meditations for Women*

09-22-2024, 07:48 AM	#23
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,661	September 22 The world has more depth in autumn. So, it seems, does my soul. ~Jane Nakken The earth prepares to rest when autumn comes. Trees shed their leaves, flowers drop their blooms, grass grows more slowly. This can be likened to our own periods of quiet contemplation when we outgrow old ideas and prepare for new direction in our life. It's good that we have resting periods. We can't know where or how far we want to go if we haven't taken time to measure how far we have come. The fall of the year is a good time to do another Fourth Step inventory. What's the point of repeated inventories? Sponsors tell us that growth is never ending and that we can direct it best if we clearly know where we are right now. The only certain way of knowing that is through careful assessment of who we are today. Let's stop and rest and contemplate our journey. Then let's plan for the next leg. My quiet times will inspire my journey today. I will be prepared for a new direction if that feels right. Today's reading is from the book A Woman's Spirit: More meditations for Women* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

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