on the major one I have been putting off. Got some feed back from a brother for that country who wasn't even there and as I read it the slogan "Keep it simple" popped up. I thought I might be trying to control outcomes way too much and so took the simplier route...not the easier...just the simplier one. I've made contact and stated the fault on my part and have asked for a response about what I can do to make it right. I have now turned it over...Its out there, They know and I know. I'm ready. I may have been much to worried about "except when to do so would injure them or others" and having no evidence that it was a real condition made the contact. Patience now with willingness, humility and courage to change that thing I can. Thanks for the support.
Ha! ... ... ... Ya know, sometimes those 3 little words were all that I needed ... 'Keep It Simple' ... I don't know why, but I always had to make things a WHOLE lot more COMPLEX than they really were ... this one character defect cost me my sobriety many times ... and it seems to me now, that most alcoholics do the very same thing ... Now i know why we have that slogan in AA ... ... ...
I could make a 'mountain out of a mole hill' in a heartbeat ... Today?, not so much ... I have the tools to 'catch' myself and it really does make a big difference ... Good luck with your endeavour ...
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
WE remember that the spiritual growth we get from making direct amends depends on how much WE put into our spiritual preparation.I remember how important it was(is) for me to get rid of any beliefs that may be or have been causing me to hesitate or inhibit my ability to approach the amends with humility ,acceptance and faith. I remember the first time through my 9th STEP calling my first wife and making amends and then asking to speak with her new husband(my first of 2 divorces)the person I had punched down a stairwell when he said something about me parenting my children. He refused in colorful language that I heard over the phone(him in Tejas,me In New York....My Higher Power brought me comfort because I knew that the STEPS weren't designed to make me happy or comfortable without allowing me growth.I will continue to offer my amends a lifelong journey.....,I was totally willing(in my 8th I had re enforced that principle) and spiritually I was aware that it was the previous STEPS coupled with my willingness and direct amends that led to even more increased humility,,,something this old hardhead didn't always find easy..Yes this is the work WE do,the continued blessing from our Higher Powers grace and mercy to remain teachable and the love,humility and forgiveness that each of these principles teach us..Yes I forgave Joe ,for me knocking him down the stairwell God really knows my heart. and Im sure yours also....Peace my brother///
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Selfishness-self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
