Alcoholics Anonymous are no crusaders; not a temperance society. They know that they must never drink. They help others with similar problems . . . In this atmosphere the alcoholic often overcomes his excessive concentration upon himself. Learning to depend upon a higher power and absorb himself in his work with other alcoholics, he remains sober day by day. The days add up into weeks, the weeks into months and years. ~W. W. Bauer
Today I am grateful...
- for the inherent happy that exists when I stop doing things that make me unhappy
- that the magic of recovery doesn't take holidays
- that HP shows me daily how I need to monitor my thoughts
- that I don't have to set the rules. I don't have to experiment. All I have to do is what you said worked for you.
- for grace that keeps my thoughts from attacking themselves
Finally, we begin to see that all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill as well as frequently wrong, and then we approach true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means. ~12 & 12
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"for grace that keeps my thoughts from attacking themselves"
I love that phrase. Maybe some day I can have that too.
rather abstract, but comforting, list
"for grace that keeps my thoughts from attacking themselves"
that killed me. Really. LOL! Sounds like one of the promises to me.... I'm just not there yet! : )
Love that line from the 12x12 too. that's the 2nd time I've heard that in a week. Ok, God, I'm listening. Thanks Scott!
I like the inherent happy over the intolerant unhappy.
I'm planning on stopping by Saturday night for the show. I hope that's ok. J
"all people, including ourselves, are to some extent emotionally ill" ....
This phrase was a life saver to me in early sobriety.
It's all in how you look at things, ain't it?
Thoughts fighting themselves... they really can do that, can't they?
Jenn, of course it's okay. I look forward to meeting you!
"true tolerance and see what real love for our fellows actually means"...I can learn that?
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