111 Impatience with other people is one of my principal failings. “IMPATIENT? TRY LEVITATING We reacted more strongly to frustrations than normal people. Am I willing to stay alive today? Am I willing to stay sober today? Am I willing to ask for help and am I willing to be a help to another suffering alcoholic today? Have I discovered the fatal nature of my situation? What must I do, today, to stay sober?” My, what power, energy, and emotion this simple statement generates in me! But it’s really all I need to know for today. “RIGOROUS HONESTY Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.’s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn’t care for this prospect-unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself. It is only when I ask God for help, with complete abandon, that I become willing-and able-to change.”ĭaily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by A.A. Attempting half measures to eliminate these defects merely paralyzes my efforts to change. In one form or another, many of my character defects appear daily: self-condemnation, anger, running away, being prideful, wanting to get even, or acting out of grandiosity. Many shortcomings tempt me daily therefore, I also have daily opportunities to become aware of them. At other times turning points are endings, such as when I see clearly the need to stop festering resentments or crippling self-seeking. Or when I begin to ask for help instead of going it alone. Sometimes turning points are beginnings, as when I decide to start praising, instead of condemning someone. My thoughts and actions can propel me toward growth or turn me down the road to old habits and to booze.
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