My 12 Step Program
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Today's thought is:
Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.
—Arthur Somers Roche
A trickle of water that drains down the side of a hill poses no problem
to the hill, its vegetation, or the people living in the valley. But if that
trickle grows into a stream, the water will erode a path, carrying along
plants, rocks, and soil, endangering the lives and property of the people
in the valley.
When a worry nags us, it is like that trickle. It poses little threat to us
and can be stopped at any time because it is so small. But if we let more
worrisome thoughts feed into the stream, we will allow it to grow until
all of our thoughts and energy are focused on one worry that has
attained great power.
We all have things we worry about. But we don't have to give these
worries more than passing acknowledgment. The trickles that run
through our minds are okay to have. But to keep them at that size, we
need to remember what is important to us at this very moment. We
don't need to let the worries grow.
I have worries just like everyone else. However, I don't have to dwell
upon my worries or make them any bigger than what they are.
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¶ 7/25/2002 04:39:00 AM
Worry is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.
—Arthur Somers Roche
A trickle of water that drains down the side of a hill poses no problem
to the hill, its vegetation, or the people living in the valley. But if that
trickle grows into a stream, the water will erode a path, carrying along
plants, rocks, and soil, endangering the lives and property of the people
in the valley.
When a worry nags us, it is like that trickle. It poses little threat to us
and can be stopped at any time because it is so small. But if we let more
worrisome thoughts feed into the stream, we will allow it to grow until
all of our thoughts and energy are focused on one worry that has
attained great power.
We all have things we worry about. But we don't have to give these
worries more than passing acknowledgment. The trickles that run
through our minds are okay to have. But to keep them at that size, we
need to remember what is important to us at this very moment. We
don't need to let the worries grow.
I have worries just like everyone else. However, I don't have to dwell
upon my worries or make them any bigger than what they are.
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¶ 7/25/2002 04:39:00 AM
Wednesday, July 10, 2002
I did my amends to my Daddy on the 4th of July. It was a great experience. He apoligized to me as well. We neither one really had to verbalize what for. We both know the damage we inflicted on each other. I wanted to clear my side of the street, but he helped me clear it. He will never know how much hearing "him" say he apoligized meant to me.
I don't want to hurt anyone any more. If I can't do any good, I don't want to do anything at all.
My work is going to hire me a supervisor. I have been managing the dept I work in for years under the title of coordinator. Now they want to hire a manager. It bothered me at first, but I am NOT going to look at the negative. As long as my salary doesn't go down, I'm cool. Plus, maybe I can do the work I really want to instead of being stuck with supervising and doing administrative stuff!!!
Oh, I also am bringing an AA mtg to the jail now!!!! Cool, huh?? ¶ 7/10/2002 09:11:00 PM
I don't want to hurt anyone any more. If I can't do any good, I don't want to do anything at all.
My work is going to hire me a supervisor. I have been managing the dept I work in for years under the title of coordinator. Now they want to hire a manager. It bothered me at first, but I am NOT going to look at the negative. As long as my salary doesn't go down, I'm cool. Plus, maybe I can do the work I really want to instead of being stuck with supervising and doing administrative stuff!!!
Oh, I also am bringing an AA mtg to the jail now!!!! Cool, huh?? ¶ 7/10/2002 09:11:00 PM
