Consequences "Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking." Basic Text, page 87
Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do what you were tempted to do, then proceed to do it anyway?
It is said that there are consequences to every action. Before we got clean, many of us simply didn't believe this. But now we know exactly what it means. When we act, we know there will be consequences to pay. No longer can we decide to do something in ignorance when we know full well that we won't like the price we'll have to pay.
There's a prize and a price. It's okay to act despite the consequences if we're willing to pay the price, but there's always one to pay.
Just for today: I will think about the consequences of my actions before I take them. pg. 296
15 Years of drug addiction, losing friends & loved ones, life on the gutters, at the mercy of cops, sharing dirty needles, street violence, overdoses, depression, unbearable agony, the wilderness, the darkness, the hopelessness...
Well, still I would say that it was only a small price to pay to get this wonderful program in my life today
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"If we do an honest examination of exactly what we are giving, we are better able to evaluate the results we are getting."Chapter 10 - Emotional Pain - NA Way of Life.
