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I'm not sure if this is an ego topic , or just me trying to meet the world of today.
I've got a full time job, a regular part time job and two per deim jobs. I'm grateful for them, it's alot better than no job. But it is a juggling act and sometimes nobody's getting my best, including my family or even me.
In addition I have my home group, 2 golf leagues and very involved with Lion's club.
They told me to get active when we empty nested last year, but this may be too much.
Ego certainly enters into it as do concerns over the funding stream for my full time job. As does a son in college with associated cost.
Bottom line is it's too much and I'm not really ready to drop any of it. It is certainly having some effect on my serenity.
Any ideas would we welcome.
Joel
I've got a full time job, a regular part time job and two per deim jobs. I'm grateful for them, it's alot better than no job. But it is a juggling act and sometimes nobody's getting my best, including my family or even me.
In addition I have my home group, 2 golf leagues and very involved with Lion's club.
They told me to get active when we empty nested last year, but this may be too much.
Ego certainly enters into it as do concerns over the funding stream for my full time job. As does a son in college with associated cost.
Bottom line is it's too much and I'm not really ready to drop any of it. It is certainly having some effect on my serenity.
Any ideas would we welcome.
Joel
High hopes
Billy
"Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs." (page 20)
"Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives." (page 89)
Thanks for the replies. I will meditate about this
Here is another pertinent quote from the big book:
Many alcoholics are enthusiasts. They run to extremes. At the beginning of recovery a man will take, as a rule, one of two directions. He may either plunge into a frantic attempt to get on his feet in business, or he may be so enthralled by his new life that he talks or thinks of little else. In either case certain family problems will arise. With these we have had experience galore.
and so on - read "the family aftwards".
I think it takes time and perhaps a little more focus should be spent on your family?
I can usually tell when I am tipping the balance and will take stock of my life and find some way of balancing it again.
Bit of a contradiction in the first sentence, but sounds like you're saying, "it's too much"
You then go on to mention that it's affecting your serenity.
Sounds like the Serenity Prayer could solve this lifestyle issue.
Balance is hard for me.
You mean my great literary work was ... ramble?? LOL