A NEW STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Daily reflections - DECEMBER 5

He has been granted a gift which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. TWELVE AND TWELVE, p. 107

Many of us in AA. puzzle over what is a spiritual awakening. I tended to look for a miracle, something dramatic and earth-shattering. But what usually happens is that a sense of well-being, a feeling of peace, transforms us into a new level of awareness. That's what happened to me. My insanity and inner turmoil disappeared and I entered into a new dimension of hope, love and peace. I think the degree to which I continue to experience this new di- mension is in direct proportion to the sincerity, depth and devotion with which I practice the Twelve Steps of A.A.