I don't spend all my effort worrying about the things I cannot change while ignoring the things I can change, and I am constantly seeking the wisdom to know the difference.
un·man·age·a·bleadj.
Difficult or impossible to manage, as:
Not submitting to discipline; unruly: an unmanageable child.
Difficult to keep under control or within limits: unmanageable traffic congestion.
Awkward; unwieldy: unmanageable bundles.
The second part of the first step reads "that our lives had become unmanagable", it does not say "that our lives were always unmanagable" or "that our lives will never be managable". Nope, it says "had become" which means that they can become managable again. How? By using the steps to bring about a change in our life and then by practicing these principles in all our affairs to the best of our ability.
i can say, my life is managable today (except when it's not and even then it's 100% more managable than it was ) I am not running from fire to fire trying to keep them under control by pouring alcohol on them. When I am at my best, I don't start fires anymore and when I am not, I don't pour a flammable liquid on them in hopes that they will go away.
Have I become a saint? Am I perfect? Certainly not. Never was, never will be, and that's not the point. The point is that I am willing to try, and it is the trying that makes all the difference.
Phil said
Sep 26, 2005
So-um-what youre saying here Wendy is??
You used to be a fire bug --and you quit smokin? lol
hmmm-I can identify with that.:)
I used to play hockey, on ice, and not wear skates.
Theres a message here somewhere--just gotta figure out what it is.
no-that causes brain drain.
Back to step one two three.....
Did you ever try to tell a recovering alky, that they were powerless?
Did you ever get reactions? lol
Did you ever try to win at a game, and finally realized, that there was no one else playing?
Now--thats a trick.(smile)
We are very sick people. Ok--Ile speak for myself. lol At least I can laugh about it today.
I have a good buddy--we share a lot. But I really hafta admit, that some days--we should both, be locked up ROFLMAO.
And we are SOBER. Whoa!!
Cabbageheadchris said
Sep 26, 2005
Great post Wendy!
Have I become a saint? Am I perfect? Certainly not. Never was, never will be, and that's not the point. The point is that I am willing to try, and it is the trying that makes all the difference.
None of us ever will, Saints are saints and we are only mortal. If a God exists, then only He / She is perfect, and it's so true that trying makes the difference!
Best wishes to you.
Chris.
Doll said
Sep 26, 2005
Maybe I have found my uniqueness, maybe I'm the exception to the rule !
My life did not become unmanageble from drinking, it was ALWAYS unmanagable, drinking just made worse an all ready lethal situation.
Wendy,
Sounds like you're doing well. So happy to hear it.
And thanks again for your recovery posts. I really look forward to those.
I don't spend all my effort worrying about the things I cannot change while ignoring the things I can change, and I am constantly seeking the wisdom to know the difference.
un·man·age·a·ble adj.
Difficult or impossible to manage, as:The second part of the first step reads "that our lives had become unmanagable", it does not say "that our lives were always unmanagable" or "that our lives will never be managable". Nope, it says "had become" which means that they can become managable again. How? By using the steps to bring about a change in our life and then by practicing these principles in all our affairs to the best of our ability.
) I am not running from fire to fire trying to keep them under control by pouring alcohol on them. When I am at my best, I don't start fires anymore and when I am not, I don't pour a flammable liquid on them in hopes that they will go away.
i can say, my life is managable today (except when it's not and even then it's 100% more managable than it was
Have I become a saint? Am I perfect? Certainly not. Never was, never will be, and that's not the point. The point is that I am willing to try, and it is the trying that makes all the difference.
So-um-what youre saying here Wendy is??
You used to be a fire bug --and you quit smokin? lol
hmmm-I can identify with that.:)
I used to play hockey, on ice, and not wear skates.
Theres a message here somewhere--just gotta figure out what it is.
no-that causes brain drain.
Back to step one two three.....
Did you ever try to tell a recovering alky, that they were powerless?
Did you ever get reactions? lol
Did you ever try to win at a game, and finally realized, that there was no one else playing?
Now--thats a trick.(smile)
We are very sick people. Ok--Ile speak for myself. lol At least I can laugh about it today.
I have a good buddy--we share a lot. But I really hafta admit, that some days--we should both, be locked up ROFLMAO.
And we are SOBER. Whoa!!
Great post Wendy!
Have I become a saint? Am I perfect? Certainly not. Never was, never will be, and that's not the point. The point is that I am willing to try, and it is the trying that makes all the difference.
None of us ever will, Saints are saints and we are only mortal. If a God exists, then only He / She is perfect, and it's so true that trying makes the difference!
Best wishes to you.
Chris.
Maybe I have found my uniqueness, maybe I'm the exception to the rule !
My life did not become unmanageble from drinking, it was ALWAYS unmanagable, drinking just made worse an all ready lethal situation.
Wendy,
Sounds like you're doing well. So happy to hear it.
And thanks again for your recovery posts. I really look forward to those.
Love ya
Doll