Last night's meeting of my home group read the story "Acceptance Was The Answer" found on p. 407 of the book Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed. I haven't read that in a while and I need to get back to it. My sponsor used to have me read it often when I was first getting sober. I had forgotten how many tools are to be found in that story. Here are a few that have helped me tremendously:
- Live in the solution instead of the problem
- When some person,place or thing is bugging me it has nothing to do with that person, place or thing and everything to do with me and my relationship with my Higer Power
- I have to accept life on life's terms
- If I focus on the good things in the day, my day will be great
- my serenity is inversely proportionale to my expectations
- Acceptance is the key to my relationship with my Higher Power
- I need only do the next right thing in front of me and leave the results to my Higher Power
It was a great meeting and a great reminder to me about where my focus needs to be for the greatest chance of success. I think I'll go back to reading it more often.
9 comments:
Very good points Rex. It should be mandatory to read for me everyday!! By the way, you have been tagged--read my blog to find out what to do!! Blame Noor for this one!
Good post. Suits where my silly head is at today.
Thanks for sharing that and helping me stay sober another day.
:)
Point well taken and I accept the blame!
Thank you for sharing, Rex.
oh man, ym fave AA story ever... Ya know how they say you'll find yourself in the Big Book if you read enough? I found me in that story on so many levels.
I love how he says "I judged me by my intentions while the world was judging me by my actions..." Oh man, thats me...
great post, thanks Rexie!
Hmmm, another message from my HP through you to me! I posted about something I am working on accepting yesterday! OK I get the message now! Off to read about it in the Big Book!
LOVE and HUGS to you Rexie!
I love that story. my claim to fam with Dr Paul, the author of Dr Addict Alcoholic, or now in the 4th edition, Acceptance was the answer, is 2 things, when I was a year sober I got to hear him speak at a speakers meeting in Danville Ca, and the other my old home group had a guy who was a dr also and Dr Paul was his sponsor. How cool is that?
Valid points REx.Nice thoughts. Basically sometimes, it is what it is. GOOD, BAD and INDIFFERENT
ROXY
That really is a great story. What's even moreso about it is that it's so... funny too. It's just all around awesome, human and dead on smart.
acceptance is the key and it is good to have that reminder as I wait for a phone call today
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