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November 2

Ang Pangalawang Hakbang ay nagsasaad na “Dumating tayo upang maniwala na ang isang Kapangyarihang mas malaki kaysa sa ating sarili ay maaaring ibalik tayo sa katinuan.” Kamakailan lamang sa isang pagpupulong narinig ko ang isang tao na bumanggit muli ang Hakbang na ito sa perpektong paraang na nahihintulad sa aking sariling karanasan: “Una pumunta ako, pagkatapos ay napunta ako sa, ‘pagkatapos ay naniwala ako.”

Ang paglalakbay patungo sa isang Mas Mataas na Kapangyarihan ay unti-unting dumating para sa akin nang hindi ko namamalayan. Unti-unting luminaw at nagliwanag ang aking buhay ng mahanp ko nahanap ang paggaling sa Al-Anon. Tulad ng aking kapwa miyembro, una akong dumating, dala-dala ang aking katawan, kung hindi ang aking pananampalataya, sa Al-Anon. Pagkatapos, nang aking pagdating, dahan-dahan akong “dumating sa,” at kalaunan ay naniwala ako na hindi ako nag-iisa. Nagkaroon ako ng dahilan upang manuhay na masaya at produktibo. Kailangan ko lamang humingi ng tulong at panatilihing bukas ang aking isip.

 

Paalala Ngayon

Ang pagdating ng pananampalataya sa aking buhay ay naging isang mabagal na proseso. Ang prosesong ito ay patuloy na tumatatag sa araw-araw. Ang pagkilala sa prosesong ito ay makakatulong sa akin sa mga pagsubok ng buhay.

 

“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

English Translation

Step Two states that we “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” Recently at a meeting, I heard someone paraphrase this Step in a way that perfectly described my own experience: “First I came, then I came to,’ then I came to believe.”
The journey toward a Higher Power has been so gradual for me that I have been unaware of much of it. There has been no burst of light, no burning bush-just a gradual clearing of the fog that I lived in before finding recovery in Al-Anon. Like my fellow member, first I came, bringing my body, if not my faith, to Al-Anon. Then, once I was here, slowly I “came to,” and eventually I came to believe that I wasn’t alone in the universe. There was and is a force, a drive, an energy that can give me the means to make my life joyous and productive. I need only ask for assistance and keep an open mind.
Today’s Reminder
The arrival of faith in my life has been a gradual process. This process continues and grows stronger each day I keep myself open to it. Perhaps acknowledging this process will help me when I am impatient with the twists and turns of life.
“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
Oliver Wendell Holmes