The work of adult life is not easy.
~ Gail Sheehy
What does being an adult mean to most of us? Perhaps taking full responsibility for all of our actions comes quickest to mind. While using alcohol and other drugs, we were prone to blame our troubles on the nearest warm body. And to our detriment, we often got away with it.
We may still tend to blame others for the strife in our lives. We aren’t immediately willing to go from our assumed blamelessness to full responsibility, just because we gave up our drug of choice. But the people who share our lives now are helping us accept the responsibility that has been ours all along.
The principles of AA make recovery more palatable. We know we are ready for the changes that are promised or we wouldn’t be here, now.
I will do my work today. I will accept responsibility for all my actions, and I will think before opening my mouth.
© 1994 by Hazelden Foundation
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