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ScarletAngel
ScarletAngel
a chapter in the BB called "Into Thinking" or "Into Feeling". The chapter is titled "Into Action", which implies to me that I have to do more than think or feel my way into sobriety. I have to GOYA, follow directions and take action.
nickyj18022002
nickyj18022002
So true.

I had things completely the wrong way round when I first came into recovery. I thought I would put in the action when I felt better and it was pointed out to me that I had to do the action in order to feel better.
PJ54
PJ54
A man went to a race meeting with a hot tip for a particular race. Be believed that a certain horse was going to win that race (Step 2). Based on this belief, he made a decision (Step 3) that he would place a large bet on the horse.

The race was run and the horse won so the man went to the bookmaker to collect his winnings. However, he got nothing. He had a belief and he made a decision but he failed to take action, so he did not place the bet. Same with the programme, you can have a belief and make a decision but you wont collect the winnings unless you take the action (Steps 4 12).
deleted_user
deleted_user
Like following a recipe!
ScarletAngel
ScarletAngel
Nicky, that reminds me of me early in recovery. I kept waiting until I could understand and accept my alcoholism before I would work on recovery. A wise woman with much sobriety corrected me - As I worked toward recover, the understanding and acceptance would follow.

And it did.
deleted_user
deleted_user
One can ask questions until they're blue in the face and over-analyze every single aspect of alcoholism, recovery, AA, the steps, meetings, "labels" etc. until they drink themselves to death, but without actually putting forth the effort of making drastic changes in one's thinking & behaviors, recovery is not possible.

Pay attention....you know who you are.....

P.S. Ever been in a Turkish prison? Do you like gladiator movies? Y'ever seen a grown man naked?

hee hee...... sorry, sorry....couldn't resist. :)

As Nike once said "JUST DO IT!"