I’ve been talking and listening to people lately, who are being ruled by their thoughts. Not an easy thing to control and stay away from alcohol. I’ve sure seen people in the past, who have gone back to drinking because of their emotional thinking.
Today someone talked about the problem with death and feelings of sorrow and even resentments. And another told me about their anger with several people. Deep. And then a couple of others.
I always go back to the Serenity Prayer, because of our inability to control others and life itself. None of this is in my hands, my control. I know from experience over time that I had to learn to let go and let God. I’m not in charge. But there was a time, when I wanted to rule and be in control. Thank my sponsor and those old timers, who helped me to stop and turn my thoughts around.
It’s really not easy to turn this stuff around. Time takes time. Learning to change our minds and give up control isn’t the easiest things to do. I know what I had to do to change my mind. I had to begin to practice spirituality. To turn things over to my Higher Power. To listen to those old timers, who knew from experience what I had to do.
Of course the first thing is to get out of the way of going back to alcohol. Like I said, I have seen this too many times. And I have seen how deadly it can be. I keep trying to pass all of this along to those, who are weighted down with negative thoughts and feelings. I know time takes time, but drifting into danger makes the need to change very important. I know what I had to learn and to begin to do, if I wanted to stay sober.
I am so grateful for my Higher Power, the literature, these Twelve Steps, my sponsor and those old timers, plus others, who were willing to step in and help me change. The importance of staying sober a day at a time, has built a lot of good thoughts and positive attitudes, rather than drifting back into the way my life was before I got sober. Again thanks for those who so freely helped me.