HAPPINESS IS NOT THE POINT
I don’t think happiness or unhappiness is the point. How
do we meet the problems we face? How do we best learn from
them and transmit what we have learned to others,
if they would receive the knowledge?
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 306
In my search “to be happy,” I changed jobs, married and
divorced, took geographical cures, and ran myself into
debt–financially, emotionally and spiritually. In A.A.,
I’m learning to grow up. Instead of demanding that people,
places and things make me happy, I can ask God for
self-acceptance. When a problem overwhelms me, A.A.’s
Twelve Steps will help me grow through the pain. The
knowledge I gain can be a gift to others who suffer with
the same problem. As Bill said, “When pain comes, we are
expected to learn from it willingly, and help others to
learn. When happiness comes, we accept it as a gift, and
thank God for it.”
Copyright © 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc
AS BILL SEES IT, p. 306
In my search “to be happy,” I changed jobs, married and
divorced, took geographical cures, and ran myself into
debt–financially, emotionally and spiritually. In A.A.,
I’m learning to grow up. Instead of demanding that people,
places and things make me happy, I can ask God for
self-acceptance. When a problem overwhelms me, A.A.’s
Twelve Steps will help me grow through the pain. The
knowledge I gain can be a gift to others who suffer with
the same problem. As Bill said, “When pain comes, we are
expected to learn from it willingly, and help others to
learn. When happiness comes, we accept it as a gift, and
thank God for it.”
Copyright © 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc
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