Today is September 6, 2006 A Great Day for Recovery!
FEAR
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Fear is a killer. It is a killer because it drains us of life, energy and creativity. Fear petrifies the human spirit.
I spent a lot of yesterdays afraid. Afraid of people finding out. Afraid of the telephone. Afraid of where it would all end. Afraid of me! I did not realize that I was feeding the fear with my behavior. I drank myself into fear. The day I stopped drinking alcohol was the day I stopped giving energy to my fear.
Today I live my life without abnormal or unrealistic fears. Today I enjoy my life. I work through my problems. I am not afraid of my shadow. Today I love me.
Lord may I always connect my unrealistic fears with my behavior -- and begin the change.
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REMOVING THREATS TO SOBRIETY
. . . . except when to do so would injure them or others. . . . ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS , p. 59
Step Nine restores in me a feeling of belonging, not only to the human race but also to the everyday world. First, the Step makes me leave the safety of A.A., so that I may deal with non-A.A. people "out there," on their terms. It is a frightening but necessary action if I am to get back into life. Second, Step Nine allows me to remove threats to my sobriety by healing past relationships. Step Nine points the way to a more serene sobriety by letting me clear away past wreckage, lest it bring me down.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
