As I thus get down to my right size and stature, my self-concern and importance become amusing. The faith grows that I do have a place on this Highway to Humility; that I can advance on it with deepening peace and confidence.
-The Language of the Heart, p. 259.
Learning is the very essence of humility; the two walk hand in hand.
O D A A T = One Day At A Time.
Hi everyone I’m Venki an Greatfull Recovering Alcoholic. Early on, I told my AA friend that going to meetings was a humbling Experience. He smiled back and said, “Well that is the whole purpose of AA!” It has taken 3 months for me to decipher his answer.
It means to me now that the biggest problem I faced as an Alcoholic was my Oversized EGO. The Program ‘Right sizes it,' if you will. Now humility keeps me in check -- away from the first drink. What else does this program teach me? It teaches me to grow up emotionally and to finally become a responsible adult. That means no more childish behavior, no more being overly emotionally sensitive and, of course, no more grandiosity. I can't fix everything and everyone. Two wrongs do not make a right. I need to act responsibly according to each and every situation. No more lame excuses -- no more excuses, period.
-The Language of the Heart, p. 259.
Learning is the very essence of humility; the two walk hand in hand.
O D A A T = One Day At A Time.
Hi everyone I’m Venki an Greatfull Recovering Alcoholic. Early on, I told my AA friend that going to meetings was a humbling Experience. He smiled back and said, “Well that is the whole purpose of AA!” It has taken 3 months for me to decipher his answer.
It means to me now that the biggest problem I faced as an Alcoholic was my Oversized EGO. The Program ‘Right sizes it,' if you will. Now humility keeps me in check -- away from the first drink. What else does this program teach me? It teaches me to grow up emotionally and to finally become a responsible adult. That means no more childish behavior, no more being overly emotionally sensitive and, of course, no more grandiosity. I can't fix everything and everyone. Two wrongs do not make a right. I need to act responsibly according to each and every situation. No more lame excuses -- no more excuses, period.
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