excited from this experience and felt motivated to get back into life again the next day. God truly works in mysterious ways and I’m still trying to process what happened that night, though I know I should just keep it simple and see that my Higher Power directly spoke to me. After that experience, today I try to remind myself daily that God has a better idea about things. I highly pride myself on my intellect and as a result judge my worth in this world based on my intelligence and academic achievements. As such, the realisation that I have been wrong about many things in life has been a very painful experience and huge blow to my ego. Today I’d like to see these events as humbling experiences in my recovery and opportunities for growth. Humility is something I desire today and something that I believe which combats the bulk of my problems today which revolve around my ego and delusional thinking. God provides me with that humility when I surrender myself to him on a daily basis. In fact, I truly believe that one of the main goals of the 12 Steps is to help me develop humility and to help me let go of self. This in fact is summarised in the often quoted saying in AA which today is part of my daily mantra: Trust God, Clean House, Help Others. These steps help me right size myself and aid me live the life that my Higher Power has envisioned for me. What a journey it has been so far! Anonymous