An Existential inquiry to finding a “Higher Powerâ€
If you have read the AA Big Book or other 12 Step program literature it states in Steps 2 & 3 are as follows:
“We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity“ and that this power is  known as a “ Higher Power†or “ God as we understand Himâ€.  Everyone’s  Higher Power may be different, but it has the same function. It  is an essential part of the 12 Step process that each member find his/her Higher Power to work the program and make progress in recovery.
However, there are many cannot grasp or believe in a power greater than “Self†which becomes an obstacle in following and benefiting from the program.
To address this issue about what this “Higher Power†is , I would like to pose the following existential questions that may stimulate your curiosity as to what your “Higher Power“ may be.
Can you ever remember a time when you did not exist?
In my actual experience, I cannot remember a time when I did not exist.
If “I“ have always existed, the next question would then be “Who am I“ and is your “I“ different from my “I“ ?
Although we have heard and read about other people and events that occurred and existed before we were born, does this mean that you did not exist then ?
If  you can remember a time that you did not exist, please let me know because everyone I have asked has had the same answer as “I“.
I would like to share this following limerick with you:
  Always
There Always is, there Always was, and there Always will be. Wherever I go I Always find me. Because I Always am and Always will be, Always has Always been true for me.