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Posted: January 2, 2015, 2:04 PM
Recovery stopped me in my tracks in the beginning because of 2 ideas I had formed in my head (based on no fact or information) ....
1) Recovery should be easy, quick and obvious. I'll soon be my old ME but won't hurt. 2) Recovery should NOT be painful. I had suffered enough pain (I thought) because life had been so unfair. Recovery is actually just about the opposite to literally every word in my 2 mistaken wishes. (If it isn't I'm not being thorough in my program) That is why a sponsor and the oldtimers are so important. When I was ready to give up they would tell me "you are right where you should be" Don't drink and keep going to the meetings no matter what you think. IT GETS BETTER !! All the best. Bob R -------------------- Serenity Prayer God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. Free copy of AA's Big Book on-line: http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/alcoh...olics-anonymous Free copy of NA's Big Book on-line: Copy & Paste coastalcarolinaarea.org/literature/books/b_t.pdf AA's HOW IT WORKS: Copy & paste www.aa.org/assets/en_US/p-10_howitworks.pdf NA's HOW IT WORKS: http://www.na.org/admin/include/spa...0it%20Works.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------- --- driven by a hundred forms of fear, self-delusion, self-seeking, and self-pity. ---there are those too who suffer from grave emotional and mental disorders but many of them do recover if they have the capacity to be honest. ... I need AA more than it needs me. --- I fight recovery tooth and nail.... I'm not used to being sane, it just doesn't seem natural. ...... According to the great spiritual teachers, ignorance does not result from what we don’t know; ignorance results from what we think we do know. ---Some think that 2+2=5 and believe it. Some know that 2+2=4 and can't stand it. --- I didn't have a very happy childhood but I sure am having a long one ! ---Dry since 1989 working daily on getting/staying SOBER. ---If you want to drink, that's your business ...If you want to quit, that's AA's business. ... Tell me, I'll forget; ... Show me, I'll remember; ... Engage me, I'll understand. ---Most problems are psychological. Most solutions are spiritual . "If we try to change our ego with the help of our ego, we only have a better-disguised ego." --Richard Rohr WWBWD (What Would Bill W. Do) | ||
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Posted: January 3, 2015, 9:08 PM
Papa Bear:
Ditto! Recovery takes work, and that work bears much good fruit. A common trap I have seen in AA and NA meetings are people who show up to meetings and master the first 3 steps (we call this the 3 step waltz). They keeping repeating steps 1, 2, and 3 without moving on to the crucial 4 and 5. Working all of the steps is a key (in my opinion). I appreciate your input on this Board. -Fly. | ||
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