Wisdom Of The Rooms - 2021

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September 6

Quote of the Week

"When you’re going through hell, keep going!"

Hell often seemed like a destination rather than a passing part of the overall journey before I had a program. Whenever I found myself in an insufferable situation, I often convinced myself that this was my new lot in life and that it would never get better. Rather than try to figure ways out of it, I usually wallowed in self-pity and waited for things to get worse. And they usually did.

When I started working with my sponsor, I argued, debated, and tried hard to convince him that I was different, and that I could never recover. After listening to me for weeks, he asked if I was willing to try a different way. “But it won’t work,” I whined. “Are you at least willing to try?” he repeated. When I finally said yes, my life began to change.

The freedom and recovery I have found through working the Steps has shown me the way out of the hell I used to put myself through. Today, I look for solutions to situations that used to baffle me, and I have learned through experience that “this, too, shall pass.” Today, I ask my Higher Power for guidance and am shown the next indicated action. Doing so allows me to look for ways to move through times that seem unbearable. Today, I know that when I’m going through hell, it’s important that I keep going!