Just for today, I feel a deep sense of peace and tranquility in my life. Things are bound to come up and test those feelings, but I have full confidence that I will be able to accept them for what they are and continue down the path that I am on.
I went to a meeting this morning and we talked about changing from the irrational drinking mindset to the rational sober one (irrational as in thinking that if I switch from wine to beer, or only drink after 9pm that I will be able to control it).
In both AA and MWO, there is a basic tenant that is useful when attempting to work the program in an attempt to recover from our irrational thinking. Sticking our heads in the sand and hoping that our problem will just go away is not a realistic approach to our condition - we have to have a working plan in place.
That tenant is an honesty and an open-minded willingness to accept and work our program to our fullest extent. If we are truly honest with ourselves and those around us (including our friends in MWO) then we will begin to realize that our irrational thinking was first and foremost hurting us. By doing so we can then realize that it will take a plan of action to restore us to rational thinking, but we have to WORK that plan every single day. We can't just work in on Monday, Wednesday & Friday - is has to be every single day. This isn't a walk in the park guys - this is our lives we are talking about. If we found out that we had cancer wouldn't we do everything in our power to make sure that we recovered from it? Is this really so different from our drinking problem?
Anyway, I am grateful today for my sobriety and the serenity that I feel right now, and wish you all the same.
I went to a meeting this morning and we talked about changing from the irrational drinking mindset to the rational sober one (irrational as in thinking that if I switch from wine to beer, or only drink after 9pm that I will be able to control it).
In both AA and MWO, there is a basic tenant that is useful when attempting to work the program in an attempt to recover from our irrational thinking. Sticking our heads in the sand and hoping that our problem will just go away is not a realistic approach to our condition - we have to have a working plan in place.
That tenant is an honesty and an open-minded willingness to accept and work our program to our fullest extent. If we are truly honest with ourselves and those around us (including our friends in MWO) then we will begin to realize that our irrational thinking was first and foremost hurting us. By doing so we can then realize that it will take a plan of action to restore us to rational thinking, but we have to WORK that plan every single day. We can't just work in on Monday, Wednesday & Friday - is has to be every single day. This isn't a walk in the park guys - this is our lives we are talking about. If we found out that we had cancer wouldn't we do everything in our power to make sure that we recovered from it? Is this really so different from our drinking problem?
Anyway, I am grateful today for my sobriety and the serenity that I feel right now, and wish you all the same.
awprint: RUBY Imagine yourself doing What you love and loving What you do, Being happy From the inside Out, experiencing your Dreams wide awake, 
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