Monday, February 18, 2019

Lazy

Lazy:  Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.

So I'm just going to write down some great stuff cribbed verbatim from our literature.  Some ideas are so pure that I don't dare even to paraphrase them.

More sobriety brought about by the admission of alcoholism and by attendance at a few meetings is very good indeed but it is bound to be a far cry from permanent sobriety and a contented, useful life.  Nothing short of continuous action upon these Steps as a way of life can bring the much desired result.  All of the Twelve Steps require sustained and personal exertion to conform to their principles and so, we trust, to God's will.  The have been persuaded, and rightly so, that many problems besides alcohol will not yield to a headlong assault by the individual alone  Like all of the remaining Steps, Step 3 calls for affirmative action, for it is only by action that we can cut away the self-will that has always blocked the entry of God . . . into our lives.

Action:  Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
Exertion: An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

I need to be reminded that my sobriety takes a lot of effort.  It doesn't simply come to me, as in a vision.  It's gained through diligent, daily effort.

We are certain that our intelligence, backed by willpower, can rightly control our inner lives and guarantee us success in the world we live in.

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