. . . . and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 59
I was beginning to approach my new life of sobriety with unaccustomed enthusiasm. New friends were cropping up and some of my battered friendships had begun to be repaired. Life was exciting, and I even began to enjoy my work, becoming so bold as to issue a report on the lack of proper care for some of our clients. One day a co-worker informed me that my boss was really sore because a complaint, submitted over his head, had caused him much discomfort at the hands of his superiors. I knew that my report had created the problem, and began to feel responsible for my boss’s difficulty. In discussing the affair, my co-worker tried to reassure me that an apology was not necessary, but I soon became convinced that I had to do something, regardless of how it might turn out. When I approached my boss and owned up to my hand in his difficulties, he was surprised. But unexpected things came out of our encounter, and my boss and I were able to agree to interact more directly and effectively in the future.
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I believe it was my second AA meeting ever I was more than glad to share because I thought I knew more than most about being an alchy. I may have had some colorful war stories but looking back I knew nothing about alcoholism. I began to talk what I thought was valuable to the group when a old timer said those sweet words to a new comer, take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth. I told hgim what he could do with the cotton and didn’t talk to him for about a year. Don’t remember how, but I ended up getting a ride from him to a meeting and we were talking AA when I knew that I owed him an apology and did see where I was wrong how I reacted in that second meeting. Long story short, I learned a valuable lesson ,a whole lot of information from that man, and a mutual respect for each other. It wasn’t very prompt but it was
I was bowled over by today’s reflection. This is what I have been noticing happening to me on a day to day basis every day I spent under AA’s tutelage. I am getting a feeling of enlightenment after reading this. AFter I came to AA, small changes have had big positive effects in my life. At work, at home, its the same. I see today that the situations are the same, but the way I react to them are different.
I like you have experienced the benefits of daily inventory in my recovery. Comping up on a year sober pretty soon I am very clear on the things that help keep me connected to my higher power. One is evening review and morning prayer and meditation. If I come up with good corrective measures in my nightly review then the next day I am able to bring those corrective measures into me prayer and meditation helping me to correct the mistakes of the day before. This helps be grow in my effectiveness to my higher power and as log as I stay close to God and do his work well I don’t have the slightest thought of drugs or alcohol.