“By staying in the present, we release the past and let go of the future…to release our self-will, we make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of a higher power.”

– MA Workbook, first edition, page 9

To help me stay in the present, I have my own version of the Step Three prayer. One of my favorite prompts in our workbook is the invitation to craft our own version of the prayer. Mine goes like this:

I’m grateful for another day
For peace in my own heart I pray.
May inspiration be the light
That guides my morning, day and night.
May life unfold in its own time
And gently show the path that’s mine.

Where I once willfully swung my machete wildly through the gnarly vines of a dark jungle, I can now envision a beautiful meadow, where the soft grass and beds of clover part before my feet to show me the way. Turning my will and life over to the care of my Higher Power means accepting an invitation to live a life of creativity and wonder. I am so, so glad that I made this decision!

Final thought: Today, I choose to be guided not by impulse or instinct, but by intuition and inspiration.