Monday, October 25, 2010

Is there are rock large enough?

Is there a rock large enough?




Heard some great things in a meeting.  I can remember that for me not to drink was impossible and I felt that I could just not get the program.  Hank changed all that by challenging me to quit depending upon my selfwill and start DOING the things that the program suggested day by day.  I did that and lo and behold, even without a loving God in my life, I stayed sober.  Whenever I weakened I contacted program folks and followed their directions. 
The story that I heard in a meeting was just like I used to feel.  A guy called his sponsor and told the sponsor that he just couldn't follow the program anymore.  He just wanted to hide under a rock.  His sponsor said, "Is there a rock large enough?"  No there is not.  I used to be so full of myself and full of self pity when life on life's terms hit, my inflated ego and low self esteem just caused me to want to go and hide.  I could not and luckily for me, I did not try to hide under a bottle. 
Now whenever my self centered, self pity comes crashing out of the gates, I know to contact my sponsor, hang out with program people, do some service work, get buzy and get doing.  Self pity and self loathing be damned, it is all selfish self centeredness out of resentments and fear and has no place in my life.  Thanks to all of you who have helped me discover this.

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