JFT~ October 10 ~ Consequences

[Lily]

October 10
Consequences

“Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking.”

Basic Text, p. 87

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Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do what you were tempted to do, then proceed to do it anyway?

It is said that there are consequences to every action. Before we got clean, many of us simply didn’t believe this. But now we know exactly what it means. When we act, we know there will be consequences to pay. No longer can we decide to do something in ignorance when we know full well that we won’t like the price we’ll have to pay.

There’s a prize and a price. It’s okay to act despite the consequences if we’re willing to pay the price, but there’s always one to pay.

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Just for today: I will think about the consequences of my actions before I take them.

[Paulie]

consequences

That is such an important word for me.

When I was growing up, there really were no consequences, I mean in my teenage years. My parents believed just about every word that came out of my mouth. And my dad passed away when I was 17, after that my mom well she became the poster mom for co-dependency. At 31 she finally stopped bailing me out of trouble. Within a few months I became homeless, consequences got me into rehab.

[Gmoney]

It is said that there are consequences to every action.

I would always say, "There's a reaction to every action." For me, it means the same - yet, the term consequence carries a negative connotation. I understand today that the things I do will either bring about a reward or a penalty. Acting out, without considering the outcomes (or caring about them) was something I did pretty often in active addiction. Impulsive? I'd say so.

I'm grateful that recovery (and the steps) has allowed me the ability to think before I speak and not act impulsively... at least, most of the time. Doing the right thing for the right reason has always brought a positive result.

G