AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
September 21, 2016
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Self-pity
“Self-pity is one of the most unhappy and consuming defects that we know.
It is a bar to all spiritual progress and can cut off all effective communication with our fellows
because of its inordinate demands for attention and sympathy.
It is a maudlin form of martyrdom, which we can ill afford.”
- As Bill Sees It, p. 238
Thought to Ponder . . .
Self-pity is followed by isolation is followed by a drink.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
P L O M = Poor Little Old Me.
A Member Shares:
I'm Garth, an alcoholic. Today's topic is about feeling sorry for ourselves—called by some, sitting on the pity-pot. Or maybe I don't have a pot to . . . well, you get the idea. Often it's the end result of thinking "poor me, poor me, poor me, to heck with it, pour me a drink." And with no real reason at all the disease is back in charge and how did I get this way? What I try to do is take positive action, looking at all the good things in my life, and face it. Most of us are better off at least in a material sense than most of humanity. So when I start feeling sorry for myself, I look at myself and say, "Oh well, I'm happy, clean, sober, and I have enough.” What a concept! Thanks.
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