AA Thought for the Day
December 2, 2006
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Readiness to Change
We had to ask ourselves
why we shouldn't apply to our human problems
this same readiness to change our point of view.
We were having trouble with personal relationships,
we couldn't control our emotional natures,
we were a prey to misery and depression,
we couldn't make a living, we had a feeling of uselessness,
we were full of fear, we were unhappy,
we couldn't seem to be of real help to other people --
was not a basic solution of these bedevilments more important
than whether we should see newsreels of lunar flight?
Of course it was.
Thought to Ponder....
Fear is but a thought away.
Recovery Related Acronym
F E A R = Forget Everything And React.
A Member Shares...
Hi everyone, I am R.T., alcoholic.
It is always wonderful, for me, to be with other travelers on this journey of sobriety. My readiness to change was directly related to my fear. And my fear seemed to pop up everywhere in my life. Add my reluctance to admit I was fearful and when they passed the basket I wanted to jump in for, at those times, I was a basket case. It was at meetings, listening to others share, when I became aware that I was not alone in these fears. It slowly was revealed to me that all that was needed was simply staying in the moment and doing the best I could with what I had. There was no need to have all the answers or any answers. Just a readiness to change and a willingness to pay attention in the moment.
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