Letting go first takes place on the inside. When we let go, we let go of our need to always be right. When we have faith, we believe in ourselves. When we have faith, we know our Higher Power believes in us and will guide us. To let go takes faith that the outcome will be okay. Inside we know this, but somehow we can’t Let Go and Let God. Sometimes we struggle with being part of the problem, instead of being part of the solution. There are time we must grab God’s and walk forward. If I’m not taking the right steps to help myself, I’ll check myself for willingness. I’ll remember today that can’t is often won’t. This can result in a breakthrough when they least expect it. For them, the answer is to continue attending meetings and doing the other things that bring sobriety. Some people recognize their “won’t” attitude but still desire sobriety. If the “Won’t” factor isn’t eliminated, our chances for recovery are very poor. That’s why willingness is called the KEY to recovery. In dealing with a powerful addiction, we learned long ago that half-hearted approaches don’t work. It became clear that thequest for sobriety was still only half-hearted. The individual was still holding back on re3commeded actions, such as attending more meetings and making excuses for not doing so. One idea that emerged was that CAN ‘T was really WON’T. “I simply can’t stop drinking.” That launched the evening’s discussion as thirteen people offered their ideas and suggestions. “I can’t do it,” a person declared as the meeting opened. So we admitted our wrongs honestly and became willing to set these matters straight.
We finally saw that the inventory should be ours, not the other man’s. Where had we been selfish, dishonest, self-seeking, and frightened? Though a given situation had not been entirely our fault, we often tried to cast the whole blame on the other person involved. I pray that I may keep my feet on the way. Peace and comfort bring real inward happiness. He has promised heart-rest and comfort, but not pleasure in the ordinary sense. God has promised peace if you stay close to Him, but not leisure. Knowing the way, nothing can prevent your staying in the way and nothing can cause you to seriously stray from it. Sure of that, you can stay on God’s side. Our whole deportment shouts at new prospects that we are people with a real answer.” Am I a person with the real answer to the alcoholic problems of others?įor straying from the right way there is no cure except to keep so close to the thought of God that nothing, no other interest, can seriously come between you and God. We obviously know what we are talking about. We who are making the approach to new prospects have had the same difficulty they have had. We who have found this solution to our alcoholic problem, we who are properly armed with the facts about ourselves, can generally win the entire confidence of another alcoholic. “The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. I need to do something about the people I have hurt so that I may enjoy a peaceful sobriety. What were seemingly impersonal acts, were really personal affronts, because it was people – people of worth – whom I had harmed. In the process, I am better able to see others as persons, and with this comes the realization that these were people whom I had hurt in my drinking days. 77Īs I continue to grow in sobriety, I become more aware of myself as a person of worth.
To a degree, he has already done this when taking moral inventory, but now the time has come when he ought to redouble his efforts to see how many people he had hurt, and in what ways.
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