Monday May 4th reflection

1. Safe Travels 2. Formula 1 races. 3. AA meeting that echo my Sponsor 4. chatting with newcomers. 5. the pause button.  This morning the writer opines on when we were drinking.  Specifically, we always tried to build ourselves up. telling tall tales and hanging in low brow places, etc. Why did we do this? deep down we felt we didn't amount to anything. Question: do i still built myself up? I try not too. but i'll have to ask my friends. they would tell me the truth. The meditation today starts with Gods thoughts and travels through to our purpose on Earth.  

May 4—AA Thought for the Day When I was drinking, I always tried to build myself up. I used to tell tall stories about myself. I told them so often that I half believe some of them now, even though I know they aren’t true. I used to hang around the lowbrow barrooms so I could feel superior to the other customers. The reason I always tried to build myself up was that I knew deep down in my heart that I really didn’t amount to anything. It was a kind of defense against my feeling of inferiority. Do I still build myself up? Meditation for the Day God thought about the universe and brought it into being. His thought brought me into being. I must think God’s thought after Him. I must often keep my mind occupied with thoughts about God and meditate on the way He wants me to live. I must train my mind constantly in quiet times of communion with God. It is the work of a lifetime to develop to full stature spiritually. This is what I am on earth for. It gives meaning to my life. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may think God’s thoughts after Him. I pray that I may live as He wants me to live.