Had a great God moment today, something that I could never have done before I went into the programme, ever. A person that I manage made some errors, and I didn't necessarily realize how serious they potentially were until my boss commented upon the issue hypothetically in the afternoon.
Long story short, I went in to her today with rigorous honesty and what I thought were some things to mitigate the problem if it should arise. She was great and thanked me for my honesty.
Pre-AA this would have corroded my very existence for a long time, I might not gone to her and I had, it more would have been in a manner of begging for mercy than with a solution.
Thank you God and thank AA. You are doing for me what I simply couldn't do for myself. I still have a long way to go, but this programme worked for me, today.
We will intuitively know how to handle situations that use to baffle Us.
There are so many promises besides just what are considered to be the 9th step promises that will come true if you stay sober one day at a time.
I havent had a drink in almost 5 yrs . I am still somewhat coming out of the fog. It takes time, God, ppl, love, action, and a real eye opening awareness of what is going on in this world to really realize just how wonderful life is sober.
I've found practicing the principles to be a huge benefit at work. I was promoted about a year before I stopped drinking and again about 2 months after. There has been a fair amount of stress but I've found that being honest with myself and others and making sure I am doing the right thing has been a real help. Before I would have taken the path of less resistance and now I make sure I am doing the right thing even if it is more difficult. It has been another benefit I never would have thought of.
-- Edited by Jason J on Friday 6th of November 2009 12:36:20 AM
Had to do a real Step 10 today at work. Had busted my butt doing a big thing, was afraid that it wouldn't get to the guy who it was supposed to go to, cut the corner to send to him, pissed off his PA with the tone of my covering e-mail (naturally no offence intended).
Old Steve: stew and boil and worry about it all weekend, get very boring about it in the pub.
Steve today: swallowed pride and just apologized for careless wording and said wouldn't do it again. My side of the street cleaned.
