To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many A.A.'s can say, "Yes, we were like you--far too smart for our own good.... Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brain power alone." AS BILL SEES IT, p. 60
Even the most brilliant mind is no defense against the disease of alcoholism. I can't think my way sober. I try to remember that intelligence is a God-given attribute that I may use, a joy--like having a talent for dancing or drawing or carpentry. It does not make me better than anyone else, and it is not a particularly reliable tool for recovery, for it is a power greater than myself who will restore me to sanity--not a high IQ or a college degree.
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* We eventually realize that just as the pains of alcoholism had to come before sobriety, emotional turmoil comes before serenity. *
That's a good one for today, there was a man that would always say in his shares "My Mind is like a real bad neighborhood, shouldn't go there alone".
So along those lines of thinking, I am going to go get my "Road less Traveled" book out and read the Chapter on "Disapline". Must not have that one down, can't even spell it. HaHa.
My goal today is "do not think, Do". There was a program I listenend to yesterday, and the Topic was "What does God mean when he says the word "Go" It was interpreted as Go, do what you know inside you need to to, and keep doing it.
And I feel that this morning after spending almost two hours here at my computer, that I need to go and do my life, and what needs to be done in it today.
This MIP board is so inspirational today, and I thank you all, so much.
