Courage to Change:
Insanity has been defined as doing something the same way over and over again and expecting different results. In the past I tried to control people, places, and things, believing that my way was the correct way. I knew my track record — my way, based on insisting upon my will, did not work. Yet I kept trying. It was an insane way to live.
Step Three, “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him,” was a turning point for me in relinquishing control. It meant choosing between an insane life and a sane one — my will or God’s will. Since my will had let me down time and time again, the real question was how long would I continue running around in the same circles before I was willing to admit defeat and turn to a source of genuine help?
Today’s Reminder:
I may find it easy to point to the alcoholic’s irrational or self- destructive choices. It is harder to admit that my own behavior has not always been sane. Today I can let go of insisting upon my will. With this simple decision I make a commitment to sanity.
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new end.”
– As We Understood…