Everything we know is subject to revision, especially what we know about the truth.
Basic Text, p. 94
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Many of us thought we could recognize The Truth. We believed the truth was one thing, certain and unchanging, which we could grasp easily and without question. The real truth, however, was that we often couldnt see the truth if it hit us square in the face. Our disease colored everything in our lives, especially our perception of the truthin fact, what we knew about the truth nearly killed us. Before we could begin to recognize truth, we had to switch our allegiance from our addiction to a Higher Power, the source of all that is good and true.
The truth has changed as our faith in a Higher Power has grown. As weve worked the steps, our entire lives have begun to change through the healing power of the principles of recovery. In order to open the door for that change, we have had to surrender our attachment to an unchanging and rigid truth.
The truth becomes purer and simpler each time we encounter it. And just as the steps work in our lives every dayif we allow themour understanding of the truth may change each day as we grow.
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Just for today: I will open my eyes and my heart to the changes brought about by the steps. With an open mind, I can understand the truth in my life today.
When I was using drugs, I hid from the truth about my addiction. Today, through working the steps, I have a better understanding of the truth about my life.
Lately I have been struck by some truths and as ugly as they are I see things have gotten better and I have faith things will improve . working this program and becoming more spiritually connected to a God conscounceness is the direction my life is going, this I thought would never happen for me, this will make me more useful , helpful and give me even more purpose to stay clean.
All I can say is that by working the steps as honest and diligently as I could, going to meetings daily , sharing with others along with prayer and meditation I have moved into a different realm, more of a spiritual place and this is so wonderful and great to be happening .
