Anger is a secondary Emotion: When I feel uncomfortable, irritated, or depressed, I look for fear. This "evil and corroding thread" is the root of my distress: Fear of failure; fear of others' opinions; fear of harm, and many other fears. I have found a Higher Power who does not want me to live in fear and, as a result, the experience of A.A. in my life is freedom and joy. I am no longer willing to live with the multitude of character defects that characterized my life while I was drinking. Step Seven is my vehicle to freedom from these defects. I pray for help in identifying the fear underneath the defect, and then I ask Mother Nature to relieve me of that fear. This method works for me without fail and is one of the great miracles of my life in Alcoholics Anonymous.
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The universe obviously wants me to see this today, as this is the second time Iām reading this today. My sponsor sent this to me earlier this morning. I was doing some step work on my amends with him last night, and fear has been an issue. Thanks for sharing brother
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