Todays reading is a focus on the ways we might practice choosing serenity in our lives. The writer describes how many of us who have lived with alcoholism become as obsessed with the alcoholic and his/her behavior as the alcoholic is consumed with alcohol. One of the strategies the writer uses is a focus of the slogan how important is it. The writer would envision any given situation in a much bigger context. First the writers apartment and then the town beyond it would be imagined. Then the state, country, world and universe is imagined. The writer notices that the bigger the world becomes, the smaller the problem feels.
This specific tool has helped me so many times in many situations. When I start to notice that Im feeling anxious, or that I am in an (irrational) reaction mode, or even just having trouble seeing something clearly thinking about it in the context of something bigger puts it in a more realistic perspective. The last sentence of the writing describes this perfectly: This visualization enables me to realize how important (or not) it really is, so I can relax and enjoy the pleasant things in my life.
Another thought about where we put our focus comes from the quotation from Alateen-Hope for Children of Alcoholics (p 52): Saying How Important is It? can help us to be cool under stress. That way we can save energy for the things that really matter.
I hope everyone enjoys a peaceful Sunday:)
Mary
Daffodils said
Jan 30, 2022
Good Morning Mary. Thank you for your service. When I found MIP, my world had become very small. With the tools-slogans, steps, sponsorship-I went deep. It's weird how my world became larger by going deep instead of wide. I hardly obsess over my spouse or current chaos (due to pandemic ) because I'm so focused on removing the internal garbage that buried my serenity and joy. Have a wonderful day.
DM2021 said
Jan 30, 2022
Good morning Mary, Daffodils and the MIP Family!
Thank you Mary for your service and today's reading and for yours and Daffodils ESH.
So funny that your reading today was something that I am also reading about for the past two days in the C2C!
It is recommended that when we are in situations that may cause us to, for example, raise our voices and/or
slam doors, to "Easy Does It"! It also said that, although there are times we may find ourselves, in those
difficult situations, that we may raise our voices, that they should be far and few between and that sometimes
it is unavoidable, but we should "Easy Does It" for the most part because when we lose control we learn nothing.
Good morning everyone:
Todays reading is a focus on the ways we might practice choosing serenity in our lives. The writer describes how many of us who have lived with alcoholism become as obsessed with the alcoholic and his/her behavior as the alcoholic is consumed with alcohol. One of the strategies the writer uses is a focus of the slogan how important is it. The writer would envision any given situation in a much bigger context. First the writers apartment and then the town beyond it would be imagined. Then the state, country, world and universe is imagined. The writer notices that the bigger the world becomes, the smaller the problem feels.
This specific tool has helped me so many times in many situations. When I start to notice that Im feeling anxious, or that I am in an (irrational) reaction mode, or even just having trouble seeing something clearly thinking about it in the context of something bigger puts it in a more realistic perspective. The last sentence of the writing describes this perfectly: This visualization enables me to realize how important (or not) it really is, so I can relax and enjoy the pleasant things in my life.
Another thought about where we put our focus comes from the quotation from Alateen-Hope for Children of Alcoholics (p 52): Saying How Important is It? can help us to be cool under stress. That way we can save energy for the things that really matter.
I hope everyone enjoys a peaceful Sunday:)
Mary
Good morning Mary, Daffodils and the MIP Family!
It also said that, although there are times we may find ourselves, in those
Thank you Mary for your service and today's reading and for yours and Daffodils ESH.
So funny that your reading today was something that I am also reading about for the past two days in the C2C!
It is recommended that when we are in situations that may cause us to, for example, raise our voices and/or
slam doors, to "Easy Does It"!
difficult situations, that we may raise our voices, that they should be far and few between and that sometimes
it is unavoidable, but we should "Easy Does It" for the most part because when we lose control we learn nothing.