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bluidkiti · 06-18-2022, 05:31 AM

June 18

Changing what we can is essential.

We come into this program exasperated because our attempts to change others have failed. We’d been certain that if the drinker stopped drinking and the boss quit nagging and the kids settled down, we’d be happy and secure. However, none of the above happened. Our subsequent desperation brought us to the program, and now good fortune is beginning to strike.

The first valuable lesson we learn is that we can’t change anyone else, no matter how lofty our motives or how domineering our personality. Screaming, pouting, pleading, bartering, crying, or leaving won’t make other people change. If they change, it’s because they have decided to change, not because we won.

Our second valuable lesson is that we can change. We can change what we expect of others. We can decide to let a Higher Power guide our actions. We can “lighten up.” We can focus our attention on this day only. We can trust that there is a plan for our lives and that all is well.

There is a lot I can do today. I’ll begin by keeping my attention on my behavior and working on my relationship with God.

Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance*

06-18-2022, 05:31 AM	#18
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,919	June 18 Changing what we can is essential. We come into this program exasperated because our attempts to change others have failed. We’d been certain that if the drinker stopped drinking and the boss quit nagging and the kids settled down, we’d be happy and secure. However, none of the above happened. Our subsequent desperation brought us to the program, and now good fortune is beginning to strike. The first valuable lesson we learn is that we can’t change anyone else, no matter how lofty our motives or how domineering our personality. Screaming, pouting, pleading, bartering, crying, or leaving won’t make other people change. If they change, it’s because they have decided to change, not because we won. Our second valuable lesson is that we can change. We can change what we expect of others. We can decide to let a Higher Power guide our actions. We can “lighten up.” We can focus our attention on this day only. We can trust that there is a plan for our lives and that all is well. There is a lot I can do today. I’ll begin by keeping my attention on my behavior and working on my relationship with God. Today's reading is from the book A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.