I no longer have the excuse of being drunk or hungover when i make up my mind to do something that is not right for me or that hurts others. I know right from wrong and i know good from bad.... but sometimes it is so tempting to want a 'person, place, or thing' from my past that will not be healthy for my sobriety/ new life. my character defects do not have to be permanent and my choices do not have to be governed by my ego... it is my choice alone - to learn from my past or practice insanity. that is where my higher power can help me if i pray about it first. Something else i learned in these rooms, if i see something in somebody else i don't care for, it probably means i have that same problem but recognize it in someone else before i can see it in me. that is a humbling thought. God bless you all for being here, twelve stepping me. jj/sheila
-- Edited by jj on Tuesday 10th of January 2012 12:38:16 AM
I think there's an invisible principle of living...if we believe we're guided through every step of our lives, we are. Its a lovely sight, watching it work.
Great share. I can hear my elder sponsor's voice from the past on lessons of choice...Choose the consequence you want first and then do the action. Strange way to look at it from this alcoholic. Always had just "done the thing" and let the people, places and pieces fall where they may afterward. "Oh Well!!" was my response then. Great Share!! (((hugs)))
