"In the past, we made simple situations into problems; we made mountains out of molehills."
Basic Text, p. 90
Making mountains out of molehills seems to be our specialty. Have you heard it said that to an addict, a flat tire is a traumatic event? Or how about those of us who forget all pretense of principle when confronted with a bad driver? And what about that can opener that won't work
you know, the one you just threw out the second story window? We can relate when we hear others share, "God, grant me patience right now!"
No, it's not the major setbacks that drive us to distraction. The big things-divorce, death, serious illness, the loss of a job-will throw us, but we survive them. We've learned from experience that we must reach out to our Higher Power and others to make it through life's major crises. It's the small things, the constant day-to-day challenges of living life without the use of drugs, that seem to affect most addicts most strongly in recovery.
When the little things get to us, the Serenity Prayer can help us regain our perspective. We can all remember that "turning over" these small matters to the care of our Higher Power results in peace of mind and a refreshed perspective on life.
Just for Today: I will work on patience. I will try to keep from blowing things out of proportion, and walk with my Higher Power through my day.
It's so easy for me to make a great big deal out of nothing at all. Things go so much better when I say a little prayer and approach a problem with calm. It really helps to remember that all I can do is the foot work, the outcome is up to a power much greater than me.
Hey Don! just got finished reading 'today" thanks for postiN it.Man, I had to laugh,you know what drives me nuts is when I go to fix something( I aint no fixer) and I cant find the tool to do it with or it don't work!!!!I needed pair of needle nose pliers to pulL a cable wire got stuck inside wall while trying to pull thru.coulnt find them tore things apart,spent a half an hour to do a 20 second job and I actually said to my wife as she was standing in kitchen,I finally got that MOTHER F----R OUT OF THE WALL..you see I work really hard not to use profanity and immediately asked for more patience and forgiveness form both of my bosses(thats God and my wife:) It just felt so good to say that but then it didnt.. talk about mountains out of molehills. My wife went a bought me a $$store pair of needle nose pliers as she didnt want to see my 'HEAD EXPLODE" AHHHH TRUE LOVE.hAVE A BLESSED DAY
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
