Instead of being pretended perfectionists, in A.A. we
are content if we are making progress. The main thing
is to be growing. We realize that perfectionism is
only a result of false pride and an excuse to save our
faces. In A.A. we are willing to make mistakes and to
stumble, provided we are always stumbling forward. We
are not so interested in what we are as in what we are
becoming. We are on the way, not at the goal. And we
will be on the way as long as we live. No A.A. has ever
“arrived.” But we are getting better. Am I making
progress?
Meditation For The Day
Each new day brings an opportunity to do some little
thing that will help to make a better world, that will
bring God’s kingdom a little nearer to being realized
on earth. Take each day’s happenings as opportunities
for something you can do for God. In that spirit, a
blessing will attend all that you do. Offering this
day’s service to God, you are sharing in His work. You
do not have to do great things.
Prayer For The Day
I pray that today I may do the next thing, the unselfish thing,
the loving thing. I pray that I may be content with doing
small things as long as they are right.