All my life Ive been taught to do whatever I could to be the best. In school my parents drove me to work harder than everyone else so I could get As and stand out. In athletics my coaches drilled us to practice harder and then pushed us to give it all we had so we could win it all. When I began working professionally, it was very clear that average performance would get you fired, and that if you wanted to excel and move up, you had to work harder and be better than everyone around you. Even when I partied, I prided myself on being about to out drink and out use you as well
Because of this, when I entered the program my ego was accustomed to comparing and to finding ways of proving I was better than you. When I heard some peoples stories, I immediately felt better than because I had never done that. And when it was suggested that I clean the coffee mugs after a meeting, I thought that was beneath me; I mean, dont you know who I am? All these feelings of entitlement and imagined privilege nearly sabotaged my recovery, but luckily I heard todays quote and was able to humble myself long enough to truly understand it.
My sponsor explained to me that if I wanted to get and stay sober, then I had to deflate my ego and learn to become, right-sized. He told me that I wasnt any worst or any better than anybody else, I was simply a child of God. He suggested that I would get along with people better and live more comfortably in my own skin if I could begin striving to become average. It took a lot of years for me to see the wisdom in this kind of thinking and living, but now Im truly happier trying to be just another Bozo on the bus.
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Thanks Brother for keep'n me in your thoughts ... I have had some of the worst days of my life lately ... started 'walking' after surgery, as recommended by surgeon, then got so weak I could barely walk at all, plus, more pain than even I could have imagined .... I am to go to Cardiac Doc for a 'follow-up' appt. today ... they go'n to have to change my meds or somethin ...
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
update .... my Cardiologist recended my Surgeon's meds and put them back like they were before surgery ... this should ease things up a lot ... ... ... Yea!!!
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
