Summary: Soul Work Thursday 1/10/2013 Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism page 40 from middle of second paragraph: ‘I reasoned I was not so far advanced as most of you fellows…’ until page 41 the end of first paragraph: ‘…Then came the hospital and unbearable mental and physical suffering.’ Underline subtle insanity (line 19, page 40). Words: Subtle Vigilant Precedes Vital Questions: 1. Constant vigilance in our spiritual disciplines will give us the eyes to see and the ears to hear subtle insanity. Write on that. 2. Now that I’ve really talked about this, are you really living with any subtle insanity in your life? And if you are what is your action plan around it? I felt I had every right to be self-confident, that it would by only a matter of exercising my will power and keeping on guard. 3. What do you think about the word self-confidence? [Definition of self-confident: you have the ability to exercise your own will power and to keep on guard your thoughts.] What do you think about replacing it with the word humility? Own this sentence. 4. Can you exercise your will power? (40:2) Can you keep on guard? 5. Can you relate to this binge? (41:1) and if you can, did you experience unbearable mental suffering and unbearable physical suffering?, and write on it.
