A while ago I attended a Sunday morning AA meeting in a school building where the breakout groups would go into individual classrooms to discuss the lead.
In the classroom posters that had been placed on the wall stated
short “pearls of wisdom”. I found myself so intrigued by these simple and
powerful statements, that I started writing them down in my 24 hour a day book.
It struck me that these sayings were definitely suited for any ages.
Room 505
"Its all about trying"
"Be somebody you would be proud to know"
Thus ends the "classroom wisdom lessons" I had to share. Hope you found them helpful.
In my recovery I have learned to "try" again. So what if it might be challenging, hurtful or embarassing or unpredictable--I won't know unless I try! In the past, I was so busy trying to predict the outcome of a situation that I would never even try. Now, I simply put it in God's hands.
ReplyDeleteThose are good thoughts for all of us, thanks Steve!
ReplyDeleteHi, again, I'm circling back and surfing some of the older posts, which I've never seen yet. Both of these are very good, about trying. For the first one, I have to be accountable for managing the "quality control" in my "try" i.e. my effort. I have to be careful about just checking the box, because I simply want to give the impression to others that I'm involved, when I might be showing up with the secondary (i.e. hidden) agenda or motive of being careful about not putting myself out too much. I think it's called "window dressing." In the Big Book, it's called working at half speed. LOL. Hope I'm not rambling, but there can be a whole discussion around this topic. Is my heart in it? Is trying to do such and such potentially considered beneath me? Am I trying, to sincerely add value, to be truly helpful and genuine, at some sacrifice to me? Or because someone else suggested that I do some more of such and such. These two tips Rick saw on the wall can also be related, because the quality (self-imposed by me) of my "try" should lead to my being someone I would be proud to know. We heard since we were kids about doing our best; and that if something is worth doing, then it's worth doing right. Even if our trying turns out to be only partly successful, or fails. It can relate to the kind of spiritually changed person I would like to be. At least we're being genuine, principled and sincere about it, once we decide to step out and get involved. Or maybe then just don't do it. But don't just always check the box. Sure, we all have to check the boxes sometimes, as it's my job to sometime check some boxes to reach goals. But my real work on the life-journey today, is to kind of lean into my "trying" with a sense of a spiritual component linked and integrated. That would be better. I think that's the kind of me I would like to know.
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