OCTOBER 2 — Check Engine Light
“We continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear.” — Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 84
It’s strange how fast we can forget we’re not bulletproof anymore. Things start going well, and we quietly slip away from the stuff that got us there. Then that old restlessness shows up — the kind that used to send us to the bar or the phone or the fridge. These days it can just send us deeper into ourselves, which somehow feels worse.
Step work taught us to watch for the warning lights — irritation, judgment, exhaustion — the signs that the spiritual oil is running low. When the “check engine” light comes on, we don’t need a mechanic; we need honesty. We can pull over, pop the hood, and tell the truth about what’s really going on inside.
The danger isn’t when the light comes on — it’s when we decide to ignore it.
What’s flashing on our dashboard today that we’ve been pretending not to see?
