Topics 12/3/24 ❤️🩹
1 … we tried to carry this message to alcoholics,and to practice these principles in all our affairs.-TWELVE Steps and TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 106
2) Happiness is not being pained in body nor troubled in mind. -Thomas Jefferson
Perhaps we do get too tense at times during certain phases of our lives. Pain, anxiety, or stress can cause us to tighten our muscles, to brace our bodies against the impact of our medical problems. The tighter our bodies become, the less patient and kind we are to those we love. By learning to let my body rest and relax, I can concentrate on keeping my mind free and untroubled. ~One More Day
3) Dealing with frustration is another part of growing up emotionally. Self-understanding in sobriety will help us detect surges of anger and irritation when things aren’t going as planned. We’ll recognize these feelings as being the same emotions that plagued us in our drinking days.In sobriety, however, we are given choices. We actually do have the choice of pausing, letting the anger drain away, and then taking charge of the situation by knowing that God is working along with us. By doing this, we can eventually raise our threshold of frustration. ~ Walk In Dry Places
4) “And to practice these principles in all our affairs.”
-Third part of Step Twelve.
This is a statement about us. We are now people of values. These values reflect our spiritual growth. We know how to help others. We know how to admit our wrongs.We know how to look at ourselves and change our defects. We know how to live an honest life.Step Twelve tells us. “Go use these tools for better living. Go be all you can be. Enjoy life and live a life you can be proud of.” Step Twelve also tells us about how to have loving relationships. By the time we complete Step Twelve, we make or regain many relationships. The most important one is with our Higher Power. As we grow in the program, we realize all our relationships are spiritual gifts. ~ Keep It Simple