The too busy excuse

[fibiray]

Being too busy can be our greatest excuse for not taking charge of our lives, not taking responsibility for how we are affecting other people, not acknowledging or expressing our values - not being real.
I don't have time, is a statement that is never more than a half truth. When it becomes, I don't have time to think about my life, what I am making of myself and how I am affecting other people, it is never true. what is lacking is not time, but self value.

life and soul essentials - stephanie dorwick:smile:




I think this can apply when it comes to meetings and to do a bit of service also. At times I have made excuses for why I can't attend a meeting when really my recovery is dependant on my attendance. After all that aa has given to me it is simply a small thing that I attend meetings regularly and to
give back what was freely given to me. For without aa or it's meetings I would not have survived. Sadly over the years I have watched many people come and go from the rooms. Several years ago I watched a woman who had 20yrs simply walk away from meetings because she felt that she knew what she was doing and she was sick of the so called 'losers' in the rooms. Were we not all losers before we came to these rooms? When we arrived at aa we then chose to become winners by choosing to stay alive and get well. This disease is cunning baffling and powerful and silent. It will have me doing anything else but what I need to be doing. I cannot take it for granted or rest upon my laurels even after I managed to get some time up. This is a daily reprieve according to god's grace. I need the repitition of meetings because my drinking was repititious. How many times did I say I would not drink again to find myself the very next day with drink in hand. Excuses are just that...excuses and they prevent us from growing and experiencing the richness and flavour of life. thats me:1:

[flickchic]

Good share (((((((((Fi))))))))),:D

thank's. :42:

Being too busy can be our greatest excuse for not taking charge of our lives, not taking responsibility for how we are affecting other people, not acknowledging or expressing our values - not being real.
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[gr8fl2dy]

Good share (((((((((Fi))))))))),:D

thank's. :42:

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Too busy. Yes, I've been there. I think the key is balance. For the first 8 or 10 years of recovery, sometimes, I was too busy. Even though, it kept me sober, sometimes I was too busy with meetings, sponsorship, unity, and service in AA. I look back and see that sometimes I was too busy with AA and my family time lacked. Yes, balance is the key. Today I find a healthy balance in all. When I can keep things in balance, no one comes out as losing. Today I want to give as much time to family and friends, as I do to AA. There's plenty of time to go around, if I seek God's guidance for my life.

Attitude of Gratitude!!

[mellotripp]

No matter what I have done, not making meetings is not my problem. But all the meetings in the world are not going to keep someone sober. Today I have to ask myself, am I too busy to keep doing God's will. This week I have my family at home, my sister just made a smirky remark about my financial situation, instead of jumping to my defense. I said,"we'll see what happens"
It is this example, and many more, that have helped me keep my emotional strength. Thank God I have never been too busy for a meeting, sometimes I went out of habit only. I can come up with an earth shattering truth, but my family has always seen me for what I am, a mentally ill addict and alcoholic who has lost it all. That is God's will for me today, but someday soon...