September 24 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
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September 24 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON
September 24 in The Little Blue Book ONE DAY at a TIME in AL-ANON:
After we have been trying to use the Al-Anon program for a while, one thing becomes clear: we can get unlimited benefits from changing our way of thinking. No realistic, reasonable person would consider this an easy task; indeed, there is nothing more difficult in life!
Suppose, just suppose, we were resolved to follow this one idea, expressed by one of AA’s founders in an informal talk:
“Let’s stop throwing blame around.” This one idea could be explored, meditated on, acted upon, from now until the end of our days. What would happen if we stopped blaming anyone for anything? We would experience miracles of tolerance and grace – rich spiritual rewards, reflected in a life of real fulfillment.
TODAY’S REMINDER
I will try not to blame the alcoholic. How can I know what he is going through in his struggle with the bottle, the ever-present escape? What can I know of his strivings to improve after he is sober? I will not blame him. I will not blame anybody. I will not blame myself.
“Who is to blame? Whom have I the right to blame? Let me concentrate on keeping my own conduct from being at fault; more I cannot do.”
After we have been trying to use the Al-Anon program for a while, one thing becomes clear: we can get unlimited benefits from changing our way of thinking. No realistic, reasonable person would consider this an easy task; indeed, there is nothing more difficult in life!
Suppose, just suppose, we were resolved to follow this one idea, expressed by one of AA’s founders in an informal talk:
“Let’s stop throwing blame around.” This one idea could be explored, meditated on, acted upon, from now until the end of our days. What would happen if we stopped blaming anyone for anything? We would experience miracles of tolerance and grace – rich spiritual rewards, reflected in a life of real fulfillment.
TODAY’S REMINDER
I will try not to blame the alcoholic. How can I know what he is going through in his struggle with the bottle, the ever-present escape? What can I know of his strivings to improve after he is sober? I will not blame him. I will not blame anybody. I will not blame myself.
“Who is to blame? Whom have I the right to blame? Let me concentrate on keeping my own conduct from being at fault; more I cannot do.”
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