Hmmmm looks like it's been over a year since anyone posted a daily "As Bill Sees It" here... I would like to take that on for awhile, starting with p. 214 since it's the 214th day of the year.
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Only Try
In my teens, I had to be an athlete because I was not an athlete. I had to be a musician because I could not carry a tune. I had to be the president of my class in boarding school. I had to be first in everything because in my perverse heart I felt myself the least of God's creatures. I could not accept my deep sense of inferiority, and so I strove to become captain of the baseball team, and I did learn to play the fiddle. Lead I must -- or else. This was the "all or nothing" kind of demand that later did me in.
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"I'm glad you are going to try that new job. But make sure that you are only going to 'try'. If you approach the project in the attitude that 'I must succeed, I must not fail, I cannot fail', then you practically guarantee the flop which in turn will guarantee a drinking relapse. But if you look at the venture as a constructive experiment only, then all should go well."
1. A.A. Comes of Age, p. 53 2. Letter, 1958
-- Edited by FlyingSquirrel on Tuesday 3rd of August 2010 02:02:55 AM
Thanks Glen, that's my favorite book. I call it AA's greatest hits. To add on to the reading, I ask my HP to be included in my new endeavors, to be my partner, as my successes are directly related to my sobriety and HP's hand in that as well.
Thank you Glen. Prior to coming to AA I always thought I had to be the best and always right. It was hard on me when I wasn't, which was most of the time. The program taught me humility and acceptance. Today, I accept my imperfect self and strive to do the best I can and accept Gods results for me. By learning and practicing this a great weight was lifted from my shoulders.
