January 22 The School of Recovery
"This is a program for learning."
Basic Text, p. 16
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Learning in recovery is hard work. The things we most need
to know are often the hardest to learn. We study recovery to
prepare ourselves for the experiences life will give us. As we listen
to others share in meetings, we take mental notes we can
refer to later. To be prepared, we study our notes and literature
between "lessons." Just as students have the opportunity to apply
their knowledge during tests, so do we have the opportunity to
apply our recovery during times of crisis.
As always, we have a choice in how we will approach life's challenges.
We can dread and avoid them as threats to our serenity,
or we can gratefully accept them as opportunities for growth. By
confirming the principles we've learned in recovery, life's challenges
give us increased strength. Without such challenges,
however, we could forget what we've learned and begin to stagnate.
These are the opportunities that prod us to new spiritual
awakenings.
We will find that there is often a period of rest after each crisis,
giving us time to get accustomed to our new skills. Once we've
reflected on our experience, we are called on to share our knowledge
with someone who is studying what we've just learned. In
the school of recovery, all of us are teachers as well as students.
Just for today: I will be a student of recovery. I will welcome
challenges, confident in what I've learned and eager to share it
with others.
This, I had just read when I logged onto SR. It seemed to fit for some reason.
I don't want to ignore others just because they are going through something I feel they are making into a mountain, especially if I had already done that myself.
I now know when I take my problems to a meeting, or air them anywhere, I am asking for help, even if I don't realize it. 
If someone that has another set of eyes doesn't look at "my mountain" then it may stay a mountain. Ya never know who has already made this climb. When I trust God and open my eyes to others, the options become more visible. Then this mountain of mine (and theirs) may turn back into the molehill it may have originally been.
Or, "we" just see the path to overcome it together. 