I get these every morning in my email, and they are wonderful to read when you just wake up.
Trying to ignore our worries only pushes them underground.
Pretending we are not anxious, when we are, is a tactic that fools no one, especially not ourselves. Attempting to deny or repress our fears and worries does not work. The result is often depression or a physical ailment, indicating that in our subconscious, we know very well that something is wrong.
The rigorous honesty of the Twelve Step way of life saves us from playing destructive games with ourselves. A worry that we can define and examine in the light of day is far less threatening than one we are trying to hide.
So let's ask ourselves what it is we fear. If our worry is a rational one, we need to decide what we can do to prepare for the worst-case scenario. If the worry is irrational, we need to figure out how to get rid of it. But, no matter whether a worry is rational or irrational, we can't turn it over until we acknowledge we have it. Getting our worries out in the open and talking about them with people whose judgment we trust keeps us grounded in reality.
If I am worried about something today, I will consciously examine it so that I can resolve it.
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"Never make someone a priority who makes you an option"
Sobriety is all about meeting our problems head on and doing what we can do that day to resolve. "Living In the solution" instead of living in the problem. One of the pit falls is getting caught up in the drama. Alcoholics like to grieve over everything lol.
Sobriety is all about meeting our problems head on and doing what we can do that day to resolve. "Living In the solution" instead of living in the problem. One of the pit falls is getting caught up in the drama. Alcoholics like to grieve over everything lol.
Lol! yup.
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"Never make someone a priority who makes you an option"
Thought provoking post Marc. Got me thinking anyway... I have one or two things going on at the moment that once would have caused me great worry and fear, on the economic front that is. But there are many factors out of my control, the earthquakes and resulting local economic conditions, so these days I seem to be able to accept things and adapt with a good degree of serenity. So your post made me think perhaps I should worry more than I do, but then I thought nah, I'll just accept that this is God's plan and it will work out OK. It always has before so why worry? Where did I find this peace? "As the result of these steps"
