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PRIDE
"There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents some men from becoming so."
--Charles Caleb Colton
Pride can be both negative and creative. I have experienced both in my alcoholic life. When I was drinking, my pride made me an arrogant fool, refusing to listen to the advice of others, always telling people what they should do, unrealistic in my demands on myself and others, lost in a fantasy of how I appeared to others. Pride became a mask behind which I hid my feelings.
In Recovery I am beginning to develop a love and respect for myself. I am proud of my achievements in recovery, and I am beginning to discover the "power" God has given to me. My spiritual program teaches me that I need to cooperate with God if things are going to happen in my life. God requires my involvement if He is to work through my life. Today I am proud of my willingness to associate with the God of Truth.
Master, let me always treat "pride" with respect, mindful of its destructive attribute.
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