5 responses to “For Us, Being Responsible means that We are ‘Responding with Love’ – Step 9”
JB jr.
Yesterday I received a very snarky reply in a mass email thread from the leader of an organization. And I chose to refrain from responding rather than replying in kind.
Nicholas B
After a lifetime of living only for myself (which of course meant only chaos, confusion, and purposeless Id-driven-everything) I have found that living responsibly is SO much easier. It takes the guesswork out of what to do because there is ALWAYS a solution and it is frequently a very clear one.
JB jr.
This is a hard question for me to answer right now because I am not receiving a great deal of love in my life right now. I suppose my mom invited me for Thanksgiving was something that I have overlooked and could have been more grateful at the time.
Slim Jim
The connection btwn love and gratitude and being happy is becoming clearer and clearer for me. In order for me to be loving, I must be filled with gratitude for what I have and that is what leads to a happy life.
Incidentally, I went to a meeting last night and the topic was happiness and these themes came up over and over again.
Margot E.
My sponsor started a Gratitude List that one of us sends out each day. I am surprised at the small blessings I take for granted: heat on a cold day, a healthy cat, decent relationships with my children. I have found that the GL gets me centered each morning. Then, when I express gratitude, I can look at the areas where I owe amends and not feel like something that crawled from under a rock. I have to keep going back to Steps 1, 2, 3. I have to keep reminding myself that I have a Higher Power that loves me unconditionally. I owe amends, and I am okay.
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5 responses to “For Us, Being Responsible means that We are ‘Responding with Love’ – Step 9”
Yesterday I received a very snarky reply in a mass email thread from the leader of an organization. And I chose to refrain from responding rather than replying in kind.
After a lifetime of living only for myself (which of course meant only chaos, confusion, and purposeless Id-driven-everything) I have found that living responsibly is SO much easier. It takes the guesswork out of what to do because there is ALWAYS a solution and it is frequently a very clear one.
This is a hard question for me to answer right now because I am not receiving a great deal of love in my life right now. I suppose my mom invited me for Thanksgiving was something that I have overlooked and could have been more grateful at the time.
The connection btwn love and gratitude and being happy is becoming clearer and clearer for me. In order for me to be loving, I must be filled with gratitude for what I have and that is what leads to a happy life.
Incidentally, I went to a meeting last night and the topic was happiness and these themes came up over and over again.
My sponsor started a Gratitude List that one of us sends out each day. I am surprised at the small blessings I take for granted: heat on a cold day, a healthy cat, decent relationships with my children. I have found that the GL gets me centered each morning. Then, when I express gratitude, I can look at the areas where I owe amends and not feel like something that crawled from under a rock. I have to keep going back to Steps 1, 2, 3. I have to keep reminding myself that I have a Higher Power that loves me unconditionally. I owe amends, and I am okay.