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Alcoholism and Personal Responsibility Two Sundays ago, I was hospitalized. I have the church key to open up the door for the Step meeting on Sunday nights. I called a few other individuals that I knew also have the key and was able to get the meeting covered. The following "Super Bowl Sunday", I was out of the hospital but not "feeling it." I was tempted to just not open up the meetings. The other key holders were having a Super Bowl Party. I threw on some clothes and took the short drive to the church. There was a woman waiting in her car for the meeting to open. It was just the two of us but it was valuable. She just made a year and I got to know her better. If I had not pushed against my inclination to stay in the comfort of my bed, this woman would have been sitting in her car in the snow. We don't choose alcoholism but we can take personal responsibility for our recovery. The woman decided to drive to the meeting in the snow and I decided to get out bed despite not feeling well so that the door to the meeting would be open for someone in need. Now there is the mystery of a SFF Blogger who's behavior has suddenly changed. I am aware that there are bloggers who like to do stick measuring contests with each other. I don't mind going toe to toe on political debates but I prefer to stick to the issues and stay away from namecalling. A previous post revealed that perhaps this SFF Blogger has problems with practicing alcoholism. I remember doing things while drunk, sobering up and thinking "what the FiretrUCK did I do this time, OMG!!!" My girlfriend asked me to go to a Step meeting with her because she didn't want to go herself. I decided to stay. That was 40 plus years ago. Insanity is a choice for someone who doesn't want to take responsibility. It can be so much easier to blame others hence so much namecalling on this site, but it really doesn't feel all that great. It's feeding into an addiction that never brings happiness.    .  Abracadabra  |
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Alcoholism is not necessarily a sin nor is Sobriety a virtue. Abracadabra
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Thank you for leaving your comfort zone and going to open that door. Unless someone took the time to post a note on the door as to why it wasn't open, anyone seeking help would be clueless, leave, and maybe be so discouraged they would never return. We never know what those little things (to us) that we do will impact other people's lives. That can apply in a negative way as well as positive. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Thank you for leaving your comfort zone and going to open that door. Unless someone took the time to post a note on the door as to why it wasn't open, anyone seeking help would be clueless, leave, and maybe be so discouraged they would never return. We never know what those little things (to us) that we do will impact other people's lives. That can apply in a negative way as well as positive. Abracadabra
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