{"id":1818,"date":"2016-12-06T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.peacelcmc.org\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2016-12-14T12:10:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T18:10:53","slug":"ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.peacelcmc.org\/?p=1818","title":{"rendered":"Ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TRUE AMBITION<\/p>\n<p>True ambition is not what we thought it was. True ambition is the deep desire to live usefully and walk humbly under the grace of God. &#8211; TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, pp. 124-25.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1820\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.peacelcmc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_0114-e1481738992820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1820\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.peacelcmc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_0114-e1481738992820.jpg\" alt=\"Ambition\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ambition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During my drinking years, my one and only concern was to have my fellow man think highly of me. My ambition in everything I did was to have the power to be at the top. My inner self kept telling me something else but I could not accept it. I did not even allow myself to realize that I wore a mask continually. Finally, when the mask came off and I cried out to the only God I could conceive, the Fellowship of A.A., my group and the Twelve Steps were there. I learned how to change resentments into acceptance, fear into hope and anger into love. I have learned also, through loving without undue expectations, through sharing my concerns and caring for my fellow man, that each day can be joyous and fruitful. I begin and end my day with thanks to God, who has so generously shed His grace on me. &#8211; Daily Reflections. \u00a9 1990. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services.<\/p>\n<p>Ambition<br \/>\nWale, Meek Mill and Rick Ross<br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1lgVXTMnJrs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The time is now on everything<br \/>\nTook my heart away from money, I ain&#8217;t interested in fame<br \/>\nAnd I pray that never change<br \/>\nAmbition is priceless, it\u2019s something that\u2019s in your veins<br \/>\nAnd I put that on my name.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRUE AMBITION True ambition is not what we thought it was. 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