![]() I pray that I may not fear the power of failure. I pray that I may have confidence and be of good cheer. When a challenge comes to you, remember that you have God’s help and nothing can wholly defeat you. You can be undefeated and untouched by failure and all its power, by letting your spirit overcome the world rise above the earth’s turmoil into the secret chamber of perfect peace and confidence. I have overcome the world.” Keep an undaunted spirit. Have I stopped hiding behind the smoke-screen of perfectionism? The mere fact that we will never fully reach these goals does not prevent us from doing the best we can. we set our goals high, but that does not prevent us from trying. We say to ourselves: I might make a mistake, so I’d better let the whole thing slide. We are good at telling people how a thing should be done, but when we come to the effort of doing it ourselves, we balk. Many of us alcoholics use the excuse of not being able to do something perfectly to enable us to do nothing at all. I no longer refuse to do anything because I cannot do it to perfection. Thank you, God, for the changing seasons and for my ever-changing life. Like the trees, stripped of their leaves in the fall, sprout new blossoms in the spring, I had had my compulsive, selfish ways removed by God in order for me to blossom into a sober, joyful member of A.A. Sadness came over me as I thought of the winter months ahead, but just as I was reflecting on autumn’s annual process, God’s message came through. At once I was overwhelmed by its magnificent, golden color! As I stared in awe at God’s work of art, the leaves began to fall and, within minutes, the branches were bare. One Sunday in October, during my morning meditation, I glanced out the window at the ash tree in our front yard. Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see.
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