THINK, THINK, THINK
Prudence
It’s hard to believe, but some AA members insist that newcomers shouldn’t think. “Whoever said you should think?” some members are told. The newcomer is apparently supposed to suspend all thinking for several months until reaching a certain level of recovery.
This is nonsense, and it also contradicts AA teaching. If we don’t want people to use their heads, why do we have printed cards on meeting room walls that say, “Think, Think, Think”? We are always capable of thinking, even in moments of deep despair. Indeed, we could not keep from thinking.
A constructive approach to thinking is to form complete sentences from the slogan on the wall: Think what might happen if I take one drink. Think of the wonderful new life that awaits me in sobriety. Think about ways of improving myself and fol-lowing a more satisfactory lifestyle.
It’s also important to remember that good thinking will drive out bad thinking—but good thinking has to be cultivated.
I’ll keep my thinking centered today on the good things that can be done in life. I’ll focus my attention only on matters that are under my control, and I know that better thinking will bring better conditions.
© 1996 by Hazelden Foundation
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