Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Just for today, I begin to understand the link between consequences and responsibility - and to appreciate that I and I alone am responsible to the consequences of all my behavior and choices, including drinking, and that excuses and justifications will not spare me either consequences or accountability. The Program's 12th Step requirement to "practice these principles in all (my) affairs" implies that to live by the Program's principles I must not fall back on the weak defenses of my days of drinking to weazle out of owning my feelings, actions and behavior and the consequences of each. If, for example, I slip or relapse, I cannot "blame" anyone or any situation or feeling because, in the end, I made the decision to drink, no one tied me down and poured it down my throat and I and no one else will be endure the physical and emotional pangs of my drinking. Today, I am mindful that all I say, do and feel will bear consequences and that I and I alone will be responsible to those consequences. And if I want to avoid responsibility for consequences, the "out" is clear: don't do whatever I don't want to be responsible for. And our common journey continues. Just for today. - Chris M., 2012
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