AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

December 15, 2024
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Pause
In all times of emotional disturbance or indecision, we can pause,
ask for quiet, and in the stillness simply say: "God grant me the
serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change
the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
Thy will, not mine, be done."
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, (Step Three) pp. 40 - 41
 

Thought to Ponder
The stillness of God speaks louder than a choir of voices.
 

AA-related 'Alconym'
P A U S E  =  Pray Actively Until Serenity Emerges.
 

A Member Shares:
I'm Pammy and I have alcoholism. There are still times when I get easily agitated or intolerant of people, places and things. Then dryly, I remember I fall into those categories myself. I also recall how many times I have tried to get others to see my point of view or become resentful when they wanted me to bend to theirs, even if it jeopardized my own moral compass and visa versa. It's obvious I was still in fact wanting control and I tried to gain it in so many ways. And most times it was to deflect onto others and what wrongs or angst they felt to avoid working on myself. That's the whole gist of it and why I would spend more time on focusing on things I cannot change rather than the things I could, which of course is me. One of those changes was to reciprocate all the love, patience and tolerance I asked of them so many times when I was still out there or just beginning to understand myself and my alcoholism. As it was never their job to keep me happy, nor is it mine to keep them happy, so no one needn't walk on eggshells for anyone anymore, or at least as often. This is what the Serenity Prayer teaches me and it makes it easier to be at least willing to let go. Because who was right and who was wrong or what situation I am faced with gets muddled by emotions and it's hard to see what to do next with those blinders. So it helps me to know that, As much as I feel disturbed by others and as bad as I want to address it, to pause first and foremost. Because most times when I do, I see it's best to let God take over. He saw too and He is the only one that knows the difference between my truth, their truth and the real truth, and He handles it the way it should be handled. Thank you.
 

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