Many alcoholics will be saying today: "This is a good Christmas for me." They will be looking back over the past Christmases which were not like this one. They will be thanking God for their sobriety and their new found life. They will be thinking about how their lives have changed when they came into A.A. They will be thinking that perhaps God let them live through all the hazards of their drinking careers, when they were perhaps often close to death, in order that they maybe used by Him in the great work of A.A. ~Twenty-Four Hours a Day
Today I am grateful...
- that I am sober this holiday season
- to be able to discern the difference between a suggestion and a criticism
- that I can sit through an uncomfortable conversation and not be held to my old ways of thinking (that I am a bad person because I am not perfect)
- that I don't have to live my life alone any more
- for the music of James Brown
- for the love of loved ones
And when we abandon our "know-it-all" pretensions and start recognizing the value of other peoples' experience, we start treating them with respect. The interests of others become as important to us as our own; we start to think about what's best for the group, rather than just what's best for us. We start living a life that's bigger than we are, that's more than just us, our name, ourselves - we start living the principle of anonymity. ~NA Just for Today
6 comments:
Thanks for reminding me that their is a difference between suggestions and criticism.
Happy Tuesday! I'm glad you Christmas went well.
JJ
"We start living a life that's bigger than we are, that's more than just us, our name, ourselves -"
Amen .. it's not all about me.
hey! love your gratitudes today. love james brown too. good to know you had a good christmas too.
I am glad you had a nice Christmas.
It is wonderful to have a Christmas in pure sobriety.
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