![]() “Live and Let Live,” if followed by every person and nation, would bring universal peace. We have neither the time nor the wisdom to run other people’s lives. We have a big job to do in overcoming our own problems. Nobody has the competence or understanding to tell us how we should live, nor should we try to control other people. After all, if there was anything we alcoholics resented, it was the busybody who tried to shape our lives for us. The key to peace in our lives is the slogan “Live and Let Live.” If we reflect on this slogan a bit, we want to live freely, and we ought to let others choose their lifestyles without interference from us. Some of us, sad to say, cling to old grievances even after we come into AA. ![]() It’s not unusual to hear that a person has not spoken to a relative for y ears as a result of some foolish misunderstanding. Great suffering and great love are A.A.’s disciplinarians we need no others.įor countless reasons, people with drinking problems blunder into conflicts with others. obey spiritual principles, at first because we must, then because we ought to, and ultimately because we love the kind of life such obedience brings. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. I pray that I may sweep my life clean of evil, so that good may come in. I pray that I may rid myself of all fears and resentments, so that peace and serenity may take their place. As soon as I am rid of fears and hates and selfishness, God’s love and peace and calm can come in. As fears and worries and resentments depart out of my life, the things of the spirit come in to take their places. I believe that in the spiritual world, as in the material world, there is no empty space. ![]() When you come into A.A., and get honest with yourself and with other people, that terrible load of lying falls off your shoulders. When you are lying you are only half alive, because of the fear of being found out. We have to lie about where we’ve been and what we’ve been doing. In order to get all the liquor we want, we have to lie all the time. What a load lying puts on your shoulders! Drinking makes liars out of all of us alcoholics. With the help of the Twelve Steps, I am able to build a better life, free of guilt and the need for self-justification. In the program I find true friends who love, understand, and care to help me learn the truth about myself. ![]() ![]() Before joining A.A., I had such a desire for approval from people in powerful positions that I was willing to sacrifice myself, and others, to gain a foothold in the world. Asking for help and listening deeply to the messages inherent in the Steps and Traditions of the program make it possible to change those attitudes which delay my recovery. When I become willing to accept my own powerlessness, I begin to realize that blaming myself for all the trouble in my life can be an ego trip back into hopelessness. cannot attest to the accuracy, relevancy, timeliness, legality, or completeness of information provided by any other website.Where other people were concerned, we had to drop the word “blame” from our speech and thought. is not responsible for the content, practices, policies, or methods of any other website, including, without limitation, any other website's collection, dissemination, use, and protection of personal information, its use of tracking technology, or its level of computer security. (A.A.W.S.), or any products, services, or content displayed, provided, promoted, or offered by such other website. Linking to any other website, including but not limited to websites affiliated with other organizations inside the Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) service structure, does not constitute the endorsement, sponsorship, or approval of such other website by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. This website provides links to other websites, including websites affiliated with other organizations. Clicking on the SoundCloud or Privacy policy links in the audio player will redirect you to the SoundCloud website ![]()
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