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Attitude

Group Foundergjm
gjm
" 'Then I woke up.
I had to admit that AA showed results, prodigious results.
I saw that my attitude regarding these
had been anything but scientific.
It wasn't AA that had the closed mind, it was me.
The minute I stopped arguing,
I could begin to see and feel.
Right there, Step Two gently and very gradually
began to infiltrate my life.
I can't say upon what occasion,
or upon what day I came to believe
in a Power greater than myself,
but I certainly have that belief now.
To acquire it, I had only to stop fighting
and practice the rest of AA's program
as enthusiastically as I could.' "
1952AAWS, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 27
Group Foundergjm
gjm
AA--Attitude Adjustment

It wasn't AA that had the closed mind, it was me. Wasn't my exp. but see it all the time.
paulokes
paulokes
It's the last line of defence when we have a problem we don't want to let go of...

"But you don't understand!!!"
okiyoe1
okiyoe1
No Paul Its.." Don't you know who I am "lol
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ha ha!!! That was meeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Don't you know who I am? Oh boy, it's nice just being another cog in the wheel. :)
paulokes
paulokes
He he. I always remember reading a line from Shakespeare when I was a kid and cringing:
"I am Sir Oracle, and when I ope my lips let no dog bark!"

It's still a problem :o)
gr8ful2b
gr8ful2b
In my experience, that's what happened to me as well. I like the term "infiltrated" because that's how my faith built up through the years. I don't know the date I surrendered either. It just sorta happened although I know that it didn't just happen.

Speaking of "don't you know who I am?". My sponsor used to say "Dianna, your name ain't Axis and you don't make the world go 'round". Yep, my first sponsor was awesome but it's a miracle we were together as long as we were. Man, she used to piss me off. That's how I knew what she told me was true and needed another look.