November 30 — Foolish Decisions
“We’re in much less danger of… foolish decisions” — Alcoholics Anonymous
My life is 80% ‘It’ll be fine’ and 20% ‘Why did I think that would be fine?’ Experience is just a sophisticated word for “Well… that was dumb.” That’s been the story of my life more times than I can count. Deep in my drinking career, I had a talent for making decisions that were both delusional and somehow perfectly reasonable to me at the time. I’d bulldoze ahead, convinced I had it all figured out, while the people around me slowly lost trust in my judgment. And honestly, that was valid. My decision-making process was basically hijacked: have a feeling, call it a plan, then act like God co-signed it. I couldn’t see any of this clearly until I got into this wonderful program that stripped away the illusion that I knew what was best for me.
These days, the simple prayer “Thy will be done” is the thing that grounds me. It reminds me to stay out of my own damn way and to avoid doing anything insane until the right answer becomes abundantly clear. That pause—just waiting without forcing anything—isn’t weakness; it’s spiritual sobriety. When I sit long enough for God to move instead of me scrambling to fix, force, or manipulate, the clarity that shows up is a thing of beauty. I’m connected to a Higher Power now, and whatever happens, happens. The evidence it was supposed to happen is the fact that it did.
So that’s the ticket to freedom for me: show up, show up sober, see what happens, help out when asked, and try like hell not to get in the way. It works. It really does.
What’s one “It’ll be fine” moment that taught you something you still use in your sobriety today?
November 30 — Foolish Decisions
“We’re in much less danger of… foolish decisions” — Alcoholics Anonymous
My life is 80% ‘It’ll be fine’ and 20% ‘Why did I think that would be fine?’ Experience is just a sophisticated word for “Well… that was dumb.” That’s been the story of my life more times than I can count. Deep in my drinking career, I had a talent for making decisions that were both delusional and somehow perfectly reasonable to me at the time. I’d bulldoze ahead, convinced I had it all figured out, while the people around me slowly lost trust in my judgment. And honestly, that was valid. My decision-making process was basically hijacked: have a feeling, call it a plan, then act like God co-signed it. I couldn’t see any of this clearly until I got into this wonderful program that stripped away the illusion that I knew what was best for me.
These days, the simple prayer “Thy will be done” is the thing that grounds me. It reminds me to stay out of my own damn way and to avoid doing anything insane until the right answer becomes abundantly clear. That pause—just waiting without forcing anything—isn’t weakness; it’s spiritual sobriety. When I sit long enough for God to move instead of me scrambling to fix, force, or manipulate, the clarity that shows up is a thing of beauty. I’m connected to a Higher Power now, and whatever happens, happens. The evidence it was supposed to happen is the fact that it did.
So that’s the ticket to freedom for me: show up, show up sober, see what happens, help out when asked, and try like hell not to get in the way. It works. It really does.
What’s one “It’ll be fine” moment that taught you something you still use in your sobriety today?
November 30 — Foolish Decisions
“We’re in much less danger of… foolish decisions” — Alcoholics Anonymous
My life is 80% ‘It’ll be fine’ and 20% ‘Why did I think that would be fine?’ Experience is just a sophisticated word for “Well… that was dumb.” That’s been the story of my life more times than I can count. Deep in my drinking career, I had a talent for making decisions that were both delusional and somehow perfectly reasonable to me at the time. I’d bulldoze ahead, convinced I had it all figured out, while the people around me slowly lost trust in my judgment. And honestly, that was valid. My decision-making process was basically hijacked: have a feeling, call it a plan, then act like God co-signed it. I couldn’t see any of this clearly until I got into this wonderful program that stripped away the illusion that I knew what was best for me.
These days, the simple prayer “Thy will be done” is the thing that grounds me. It reminds me to stay out of my own damn way and to avoid doing anything insane until the right answer becomes abundantly clear. That pause—just waiting without forcing anything—isn’t weakness; it’s spiritual sobriety. When I sit long enough for God to move instead of me scrambling to fix, force, or manipulate, the clarity that shows up is a thing of beauty. I’m connected to a Higher Power now, and whatever happens, happens. The evidence it was supposed to happen is the fact that it did.
So that’s the ticket to freedom for me: show up, show up sober, see what happens, help out when asked, and try like hell not to get in the way. It works. It really does.
What’s one “It’ll be fine” moment that taught you something you still use in your sobriety today?
November 30 — Foolish Decisions
“We’re in much less danger of… foolish decisions” — Alcoholics Anonymous
My life is 80% ‘It’ll be fine’ and 20% ‘Why did I think that would be fine?’ Experience is just a sophisticated word for “Well… that was dumb.” That’s been the story of my life more times than I can count. Deep in my drinking career, I had a talent for making decisions that were both delusional and somehow perfectly reasonable to me at the time. I’d bulldoze ahead, convinced I had it all figured out, while the people around me slowly lost trust in my judgment. And honestly, that was valid. My decision-making process was basically hijacked: have a feeling, call it a plan, then act like God co-signed it. I couldn’t see any of this clearly until I got into this wonderful program that stripped away the illusion that I knew what was best for me.
These days, the simple prayer “Thy will be done” is the thing that grounds me. It reminds me to stay out of my own damn way and to avoid doing anything insane until the right answer becomes abundantly clear. That pause—just waiting without forcing anything—isn’t weakness; it’s spiritual sobriety. When I sit long enough for God to move instead of me scrambling to fix, force, or manipulate, the clarity that shows up is a thing of beauty. I’m connected to a Higher Power now, and whatever happens, happens. The evidence it was supposed to happen is the fact that it did.
So that’s the ticket to freedom for me: show up, show up sober, see what happens, help out when asked, and try like hell not to get in the way. It works. It really does.
What’s one “It’ll be fine” moment that taught you something you still use in your sobriety today?
November 30 — Foolish Decisions
“We’re in much less danger of… foolish decisions” — Alcoholics Anonymous
My life is 80% ‘It’ll be fine’ and 20% ‘Why did I think that would be fine?’ Experience is just a sophisticated word for “Well… that was dumb.” That’s been the story of my life more times than I can count. Deep in my drinking career, I had a talent for making decisions that were both delusional and somehow perfectly reasonable to me at the time. I’d bulldoze ahead, convinced I had it all figured out, while the people around me slowly lost trust in my judgment. And honestly, that was valid. My decision-making process was basically hijacked: have a feeling, call it a plan, then act like God co-signed it. I couldn’t see any of this clearly until I got into this wonderful program that stripped away the illusion that I knew what was best for me.
These days, the simple prayer “Thy will be done” is the thing that grounds me. It reminds me to stay out of my own damn way and to avoid doing anything insane until the right answer becomes abundantly clear. That pause—just waiting without forcing anything—isn’t weakness; it’s spiritual sobriety. When I sit long enough for God to move instead of me scrambling to fix, force, or manipulate, the clarity that shows up is a thing of beauty. I’m connected to a Higher Power now, and whatever happens, happens. The evidence it was supposed to happen is the fact that it did.
So that’s the ticket to freedom for me: show up, show up sober, see what happens, help out when asked, and try like hell not to get in the way. It works. It really does.
What’s one “It’ll be fine” moment that taught you something you still use in your sobriety today?
November 30 — Foolish Decisions
“We’re in much less danger of… foolish decisions” — Alcoholics Anonymous
My life is 80% ‘It’ll be fine’ and 20% ‘Why did I think that would be fine?’ Experience is just a sophisticated word for “Well… that was dumb.” That’s been the story of my life more times than I can count. Deep in my drinking career, I had a talent for making decisions that were both delusional and somehow perfectly reasonable to me at the time. I’d bulldoze ahead, convinced I had it all figured out, while the people around me slowly lost trust in my judgment. And honestly, that was valid. My decision-making process was basically hijacked: have a feeling, call it a plan, then act like God co-signed it. I couldn’t see any of this clearly until I got into this wonderful program that stripped away the illusion that I knew what was best for me.
These days, the simple prayer “Thy will be done” is the thing that grounds me. It reminds me to stay out of my own damn way and to avoid doing anything insane until the right answer becomes abundantly clear. That pause—just waiting without forcing anything—isn’t weakness; it’s spiritual sobriety. When I sit long enough for God to move instead of me scrambling to fix, force, or manipulate, the clarity that shows up is a thing of beauty. I’m connected to a Higher Power now, and whatever happens, happens. The evidence it was supposed to happen is the fact that it did.
So that’s the ticket to freedom for me: show up, show up sober, see what happens, help out when asked, and try like hell not to get in the way. It works. It really does.
What’s one “It’ll be fine” moment that taught you something you still use in your sobriety today?
November 30 — Foolish Decisions
“We’re in much less danger of… foolish decisions” — Alcoholics Anonymous
My life is 80% ‘It’ll be fine’ and 20% ‘Why did I think that would be fine?’ Experience is just a sophisticated word for “Well… that was dumb.” That’s been the story of my life more times than I can count. Deep in my drinking career, I had a talent for making decisions that were both delusional and somehow perfectly reasonable to me at the time. I’d bulldoze ahead, convinced I had it all figured out, while the people around me slowly lost trust in my judgment. And honestly, that was valid. My decision-making process was basically hijacked: have a feeling, call it a plan, then act like God co-signed it. I couldn’t see any of this clearly until I got into this wonderful program that stripped away the illusion that I knew what was best for me.
These days, the simple prayer “Thy will be done” is the thing that grounds me. It reminds me to stay out of my own damn way and to avoid doing anything insane until the right answer becomes abundantly clear. That pause—just waiting without forcing anything—isn’t weakness; it’s spiritual sobriety. When I sit long enough for God to move instead of me scrambling to fix, force, or manipulate, the clarity that shows up is a thing of beauty. I’m connected to a Higher Power now, and whatever happens, happens. The evidence it was supposed to happen is the fact that it did.
So that’s the ticket to freedom for me: show up, show up sober, see what happens, help out when asked, and try like hell not to get in the way. It works. It really does.
What’s one “It’ll be fine” moment that taught you something you still use in your sobriety today?
