When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well in today. But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not.
That is the emotional hangover, the direct result of yesterdays and sometimes todays excesses of negative emotion--anger, fear, jealousy, and the like.
If we would live serenely today and tomorrow, we certainly need to eliminate these hangovers.
This doesnt mean we need to wander morbidly around in the past. It requires an admission and correction of errors now.
Our inventory enables us to settle with the past. When this is done, we are really able to leave it behind us.
When our inventory is carefully taken, and we have made peace with ourselves, the conviction that tomorrows challenges can be met as they come.
Rick said
Aug 11, 2005
did some step meetings this week.
guess?? the 4th and 10th
just what i needed
hit the nail right on the head
emotional hangovers--- had alittle one today
just woke from a nap -- feel like i gota real one
need to catch up on my reading tommorrow, i'm just shot
Between taking about 3 hrs out of the middle of the day for a meeting and this reading this board, I'm wooped
Bobby Dean said
Aug 11, 2005
Careful Rick, remember 3 of the things we have to watch out for. Getting to Hungry, To Lonely, or to Tired.
Thanks Phil for bringing up step 10, and cautioning against excesses.
When a drunk has a terrific hangover because he drank heavily yesterday, he cannot live well in today. But there is another kind of hangover which we all experience whether we are drinking or not.
That is the emotional hangover, the direct result of yesterdays and sometimes todays excesses of negative emotion--anger, fear, jealousy, and the like.
If we would live serenely today and tomorrow, we certainly need to eliminate these hangovers.
This doesnt mean we need to wander morbidly around in the past. It requires an admission and correction of errors now.
Our inventory enables us to settle with the past. When this is done, we are really able to leave it behind us.
When our inventory is carefully taken, and we have made peace with ourselves, the conviction that tomorrows challenges can be met as they come.
did some step meetings this week.
guess?? the 4th and 10th
just what i needed
hit the nail right on the head
emotional hangovers--- had alittle one today
just woke from a nap -- feel like i gota real one
need to catch up on my reading tommorrow, i'm just shot
Between taking about 3 hrs out of the middle of the day for a meeting and this reading this board, I'm wooped
Careful Rick, remember 3 of the things we have to watch out for. Getting to Hungry, To Lonely, or to Tired.
Thanks Phil for bringing up step 10, and cautioning against excesses.
Bobby Dean.
Yep Bobby Dean
The HALTS
HUNGRY , ANGERY,LONELY, TIRED. STOP
gee had to edit boddy
-- Edited by Rick at 08:25, 2005-08-12