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What if I Worry Less and Trust More?

I was at an art instillation the other day and there was a wall with stick-tab papers on it. The instillation was called, “To Do List”, and you were supposed to write something that you wanted ‘to do” on one of the note papers, and you could read what others wrote also. I wrote, “Worry less and trust more.”

Five Minutes at a Time

Me: “Okay, I’m not going to use today; period!”
In my head (which is always the louder voice): “Forget it, you know that you’re going to use, so what the hell are you doing?”
Me: “I’m not going to use today, that’s what I’m doing.”
My head: “Yeah, right.”

Without Parallel

It was sometime in the early 80’s. I was 21 years old; I had six months clean; I was separated from my 1st wife; and I was sleeping on my Sponsor’s couch. I was also working the steps; I was attending meetings; I was answering phones once a week for NA; and I was trying to change my life.