I have heard, probably most of my life, “You gotta do this.” “You gotta do that.” “You have to do this or that.” even in AA. “You have to do this or that or you will get drunk.” When I hear that I Gots to do something, I instinctively pull back and maybe rebel. I never heard that I had a choice such as “Rather than.”
I am one of the fortunate members of this organization who has had more than one instance happening where, when I got out of a situation, I thought “Why am I even alive?” We used to call it living on borrowed time. Under many similar circumstances, we could very well be dead! I am blessed to be able to now choose to do or not do something. So, I GET to do something, not GOT to do something. MAY do something rather than HAVE to do something.
Why the difference? Because of the amazing program of AA and the Spirituality that it has taught me, I have a choice today in everything! As long as I don’t drink or drug! And continue working my program 24/7/365! I am not put into a situation where I MUST do something. When I think of whatever challenges that I may have today, I quickly know that I am truly blessed to be able to CHOOSE what to do or not do.
It is a lot about semantics, but then so is much of the program. When I go into a venture with a positive attitude, I am assured that the right thing is going to happen. It may not be something that pleases me but it will be the right thing for the occasion. When I enter a venture with a negative attitude, I usually find that if something can go wrong it will. Attitude is not a large part of anything. It is ALL of anything. What I put into life is what I get exactly out of it. This is the Law of Attraction and the mirror of life. God bless you!
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