AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
November 23, 2014
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Perspective
Until I could honesty look at myself and see that I was the problem in many situations and react appropriately inside and out;
until I could discard my expectations and understand that my serenity was directionally proportional to them,
I could not experience serenity and sound sobriety.
- Daily Reflections,p. 71
Thought to Ponder . . .
My perspective will change my perception. My perception will change my experience. My experience is my life.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Attitude Adjustment.
A Member Shares:
I'm Dotti, an alcoholic. Good topic. I'm surprised we don't discuss it more often. I think most of us had a pretty skewed perspective on how the world worked and how we behaved. I have found quite recently that when I have a resentment to someone else's behavior, I can talk, pray, or whatever. But nothing works until I accept that that person's behavior is what it is. They may be dead wrong, they may be doing something illegal, but the great "I Am" cannot change it. I have to accept that it is. They have a very different perspective than mine, but it is what it is. I no longer need to keep saying, "But, but, but." My perspective is beside the point. He has a different one. It’s a difficult lesson. Thanks for all the teaching and support in here.
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