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Good thread. It has taken me the months I have been a part of SR to grasp and accept the unique differences between the guidelines of AA and the those of SR. "But why" was my reoccurring question when confronted with thinking or views that did not easily fit into my new life. As I think back over previous encounters here, I always had the option not to reply to comments I did not agree with or place the member on IGNORE. What value is there for me today to justify getting upset with another member over their inability to agree with my thinking, feelings or beliefs unless my goal is to be right? Would I treat a Sponsee, a Home Group member or a new guy this way? No. If my attempts to pass on my next stupendous thought to the new guy fail for whatever reason, I am not going to grab the guy and physically shove it down his throat; give me the anonymity of a website though and I will posture like a championship wrestler.
There are actions and behaviors in the world that I do not tolerant. We each have many of these in common because of the social contract we maintain as a society. The predominant thought I have had of late is my repeated failure to see that each time I resurrect the old behavior in any form; I am saying that I am unable to find the necessary solution in my new life. When I resort to justified intolerance with any person I immediately sever my connection to the hand of a greater power. This is another glaring example of my run amok EGO. I am saying in essence that this particular path has failed, so I will use what is familiar. I will without much thought deviate from the ever present grace to self imposed prison walls.
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