There’s that scene in Indiana Jones and the last crusade when he has passed through the first two tests in order to get to the arc of the covenant. He’s standing at the chasm and takes a step onto the bridge that he can't see. That's what letting go and trusting feels like. When he bends down to pick up dirt, to throw onto the rest of the bridge, that's what you do when you go to meetings. It reassures you that there are other people who have let the process of the steps heal them, and you can see it and hear it when you go to meetings.
Your best friend struggled with what she considered her higher power. In a moment of clarity, she imagined that her god was powerful like Bruce Lee, but had compassionate eyes and feathered hair like Michael Landon. When you think of your higher power, it comes as simply being human. Every single day is an opportunity to consider your choices and act in a way that is guileless.
When you do the next right thing, and get out of outcomes, you are trying to align with what it is that your higher power wants for you. You can progress to page 44 to move into action, before you do though, practice taking contrary action, turn to page 40.
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