Sunday, September 10, 2006
A.A.: Into Action: Decisions
"More than most people the alcoholic leads a double life."
"We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world."
Alcoholics Anonymous
Into Action
Page 73
I ran across a quote the other day by Tony Robbins that I find relevant. Tony says, "It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped."
As an alcoholic, I was nearly always ready to claim a decision. I decided I was going to stop drinking a thousand times. I decided that I would never drink on Sundays so that I could get up for work on Mondays. I decided that I would never drive after drinking. I decided that I would do whatever it took to control my drinking. The only problem was, it was easy for me to proclaim these things and then, privately, not follow through. I'd have good intentions to be honest, but when it came right down to it, it was easier to only tell half the story.
I never got sober by just being nearly always ready. The Big Book says, "Half measures availed us nothing." Nothing is what I got for all my readiness.
Tony has something to say about this too, "A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided."
Without action, Alcoholics Anonymous is just another big book!
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"We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world."
Alcoholics Anonymous
Into Action
Page 73
I ran across a quote the other day by Tony Robbins that I find relevant. Tony says, "It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped."
As an alcoholic, I was nearly always ready to claim a decision. I decided I was going to stop drinking a thousand times. I decided that I would never drink on Sundays so that I could get up for work on Mondays. I decided that I would never drive after drinking. I decided that I would do whatever it took to control my drinking. The only problem was, it was easy for me to proclaim these things and then, privately, not follow through. I'd have good intentions to be honest, but when it came right down to it, it was easier to only tell half the story.
I never got sober by just being nearly always ready. The Big Book says, "Half measures availed us nothing." Nothing is what I got for all my readiness.
Tony has something to say about this too, "A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided."
Without action, Alcoholics Anonymous is just another big book!
Get the latest edition of:
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Services
aa addiction alcoholism recovery sponsornet substance abuse
# posted by Bill B. @ 12:41 PM 
