dr. paul o., who wrote the chapter in the big book, doctor, alcoholic, addict wrote a beautiful piece on acceptance, which can be found on page 449 of the 3d. i thought i would share it here.
namaste'
sammy
And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation -- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy. I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
DEAR SAMMY THIS IS WHAT I MISS THE MOST WITH YOU>YOU ALWAYS FIND A BEAUTIFUL VERSE TO MAKE THINGS FEEL BETTER>THANK YOU FOR BEING THE SWEET PERSON YOU ARE>>>>>mj
well let's back it up a few pages, sweetie. dr. paul was not only an alcoholic but a prescription drug addict. he writes of using benzedrine to get up in the morning to injecting IV demerol to "level-off" later in the day. he talks about following an injection, he would have to keep one hand busy scratching his constantly itching nose and would also have a sudden uncontrollable urge to vomit. i can relate! all of this can be found on page 442 of the 3d of the big book. do you have a big book of AA?
so i scan over to page 443 and this is another aha! moment when i read:
it was hard to judge the right amount. one night i had to put myself back to sleep three times, and then i finally decided to give it up. but to do so, i had to get all the stuff out of the house and out of my possession. in the end, i had to do the same with alcohol and all pills. i wasn't able to quit chemicals as long as they were in the house. if they were around, i always found a need for them - especially the pills. i never in my life took a tranquilizer, sedative, or pep pill because i was a pillhead. i always took it because i had the symptom that only that pill would relieve; therefore, every pill was medically indicated at the time it was taken. for me, pills don't produce the desire to swallow a pill; they produce the symptoms that require that the pill be taken for relief. as a physician and pharmacist who had grown up in a drugstore-home, i had a pill for every ill, and i was sick a lot.
can anyone else relate to this?
i had a pill for every ill, and i was sick a lot!
hugs -
sammy
so i scan over to page 443 and this is another aha! moment when i read:
it was hard to judge the right amount. one night i had to put myself back to sleep three times, and then i finally decided to give it up. but to do so, i had to get all the stuff out of the house and out of my possession. in the end, i had to do the same with alcohol and all pills. i wasn't able to quit chemicals as long as they were in the house. if they were around, i always found a need for them - especially the pills. i never in my life took a tranquilizer, sedative, or pep pill because i was a pillhead. i always took it because i had the symptom that only that pill would relieve; therefore, every pill was medically indicated at the time it was taken. for me, pills don't produce the desire to swallow a pill; they produce the symptoms that require that the pill be taken for relief. as a physician and pharmacist who had grown up in a drugstore-home, i had a pill for every ill, and i was sick a lot.
can anyone else relate to this?
i had a pill for every ill, and i was sick a lot!
hugs -
sammy
My goodness I can relate.It is SO darn easy to convince ourselves we NEED to take a pill./But in the end we know that as a addict we cannot allow ourselves to do that.Not if we truley want to be living sober.So I guess you can NEVER take as needed.
Sammy you made me smile when you said you could get addicted to chery pits
Have you ever heard of Erma Bombeck????
If Lifes a Bowel of Cherrys
Why do I always end up in the PITS......
Sammy you made me smile when you said you could get addicted to chery pits
Have you ever heard of Erma Bombeck????
If Lifes a Bowel of Cherrys
Why do I always end up in the PITS......
bingo!! You hit it on the head. The hard part is the surrender, and learning one is too many. I am on my way with that one. Thanks for you post, Sammy. I always hear what I need to hear from you.
Kerry who is sick alot...he he.
Kerry who is sick alot...he he.
Sammy:
Thanks for your words, as always, I relate. That is one of my favorite passages. It is so easy to justify taking a pill unless we are accountable to our recovery.
Rachel
Thanks for your words, as always, I relate. That is one of my favorite passages. It is so easy to justify taking a pill unless we are accountable to our recovery.
Rachel
BTW, Sammy, I couldn't find that book you suggested (The Dance of Anger) at my library. Who was the author of that one? The only red book at my hmgroup is "Came to Believe." Who was the author, again?
Thanks in advance!
Kerry
Thanks in advance!
Kerry
hi kerry,hey another good book that is also a movie it's called[dances with wolves]............vinny.
it's by harriet lerner, phd - not to be confused with kevin costner who dances with wolves!
hahaaaa! good one vinny! *wink - wink*
if you email me, kerry, i'll send you the link to amazon where you can purchase it.
hugs all around -
sammy
hahaaaa! good one vinny! *wink - wink*
if you email me, kerry, i'll send you the link to amazon where you can purchase it.
hugs all around -
sammy
