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Remember Mindfulness – review expectations
Keep it simple
For many people, the words: I did this – it worked,
are more compelling than: Do this – it will work.
The Twelve Steps don’t instruct, they merely
suggest that we do the things that worked for others.
They do not claim that theirs is the only path to
sobriety. We tend to question direct orders, whereas
the example of another is difficult to deny. The
Twelve Steps are known as a simple programme for
complicated people. The slogan ‘Keep it Simple’ is
not just something to hang on the wall but
something we should carry around in our hearts
and minds wherever we go. Am I keeping things
simple?
It is usually my ego that leads me to question things.
Of course, some actions and some statements need
to be questioned. Perhaps I should check if I am
suitably qualified, before I raise my hand. Do I
know better what is good for me, than people with
years of sobriety? My track record seems to indicate
otherwise. There is sense in the old timers’ advice to
take the cotton wool out of my ears and put it in my
mouth. I ask God today to give me the common
sense to listen to advice instead of questioning.