ME and the Boss

“If you change the way you look at things,
the things you look at change.” ~ Wayne Dyer

The benefit of doing the fourth step of the twelve steps

of AA is that we are given a chance to see ourselves differently.

We learn to see what part we had to play in our actions and how

much the alcoholic addiction had to do with making our decisions.

Stress, anxiety, fear and anger are but a few of the misguided emotions

we used to justify our behaviors, to enable alcohol to control our lives.

The difference is kindness, love, patience and tolerance and

a dependence on a faith in a Higher Power to enjoy an emotionally

serene life that is beyond our wildest dreams.

Same life, same you, different perspective.

Happiness is learning to perceive differently.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

ME and the Boss

“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.” ~ Aesop

Family, friends, acquaintances, employers and everyone

who has been lied to by a drunk will have a hard time ever

believing anything they may say.

Those who have been lied to may have become deaf, they

no longer want to hear the words, they want to see the actions.

Be patient, ten years of drunken lying will usually take

ten years of sober truth before one becomes believable.

Some may never want to believe you again.

Only you and your Higher Power know if what you speak

comes from a heart that is honest and true.

Happiness is knowing that you are believable.

Happiness is helping someone help themselves.

ME and the Boss