![]() In working all the Steps thoroughly, I not only stay sober and help someone else to achieve sobriety, but also I transform my difficulty with living into a joy of living. Eventually I learned that it was necessary for me to "practice these principles" in all areas of my life. I was forgetting that there were a total of Twelve Steps and that the Twelfth Step also had more than one part. In the same way, I believed for a long time that, in order to be in tune with the Twelve Steps, it was enough for me "to carry this message to alcoholics." That was rushing things. We were faithful to that drug in fact, we committed ourselves to it without reservation. and stopped drinking, it took a while before I understood why the First Step contained two parts: my powerlessness over alcohol, and my life's unmanageability. We relied on it to get us through each day and make life bearable. But unexpected things came out of our encounter, and my boss and I were able to agree to interact more directly and effectively in the future.įurthermore, how shall we come to terms with seeming failure or success? Can we now accept and adjust to either without despair or pride? Can we accept poverty, sickness, loneliness, and bereavement with courage and serenity? Can we steadfastly content ourselves with the humbler, yet sometimes more durable, satisfactions when the brighter, more glittering achievements are denied us? When I approached my boss and owned up to my hand in his difficulties, he was surprised. In discussing the affair, my co-worker tried to reassure me that an apology was not necessary, but I soon became convinced that I had to do something, regardless of how it might turn out. I knew that my report had created the problem, and began to feel responsible for my boss's difficulty. One day a co-worker informed me that my boss was really sore because a complaint, submitted over his head, had caused him much discomfort at the hands of his superiors. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my work, becoming so bold as to issue a report on the lack of proper care for some of our clients. Our study involved daily assessments of time spent meditating and of a wide. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Keywords: emotions, meditation, positive psychology, broaden-and-build. How can I best serve Thee Thy will (not mine) be done. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. Daily Reflections December 25 AT PEACE WITH LIFE Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God’s will into all of our activities. Daily Reflection December 12 December 12 A COMMON SOLUTION The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. ![]() ![]() 562 Tradition Twelve became important early in my sobriety and, along with the Twelve Steps, it continues to be a must in my recovery. and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 562 Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
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