It’s a hot day and a lot of thoughts are running around in my head. I was thinking about integrity. Something I heard about it this week. I was also thinking about limitations. Another thing I heard this week. Things I have heard and things I have read are kind of colliding up there as the week comes to an end.
Then I heard something else today. Something I hear all the time. Or used to. An attorney was speaking and describing his entrance into the program a few years back. He said, when his head had cleared up somewhat, he took a look at the wall with the steps and traditions and said to himself, “All those words!” He said it was like almost glee. He loved it. He now had something to work with. All those words. Thoughts of how he could change this and how he could make this better, and how to improve on all these words. Like a kid in the candy store.
Gradually he began to learn that the words didn’t need changing. He did. He learned that the more he leaves these words alone and let them be what they say they are, the better off he is. The simplicity and the effectiveness of these words are just what keeps us sober. He expressed his thoughts that he doesn’t need to analyze them, but he does need to hear what they mean to others and learn from that.
It was at this point that all my thoughts came down to one. I need to stay in today and keep things simple. If I do that and remember my primary purpose, I know that with the help of God’s grace I can stay sober another day. It’s just that simple.
So much for thoughts.
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