Saturday, August 25, 2012

Aug. 25, 2012 - Just for Today

Just for Today
Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012

“And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.” - Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd Edition, 1976, “They Stopped in Time,” Ch 17 (“Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict”), p 449.

Just for today, let me not only understand but fully embrace acceptance as a required cornerstone of my recovery from active alcoholism, acceptance that I am absolutely powerless over alcohol and I can never again drink responsibly, acceptance of the consequences of my drinking and that I alone am responsible to them, and acceptance that recovery is more than physical and includes a massive rebuilding of my emotional and spiritual character. If I am simply IN recovery but not WITH it and carry even a hidden resentment that I cannot drink safely or a sense of being wronged because I have to clean up the mess I allowed alcohol to make of my life, the Program’s promise of serenity with myself and the world around me will be elusive. Today, I must seek the humility to ask for absolute - and unconditional - acceptance that my alcoholism is MY responsibility, and so it is with my recovery. And our common journey continues. Just for today. - Chris M., 2012

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