It was only through recovery that I became aware of just how much of a control freak I was, and that I always complicated things much more than they needed to be. The topic “Keep It Simple” is a good one for me, and an excellent reminder, particularly now during the holiday season. I’m a relatively new listener and I’m discovering that all of the topics I’ve listened to thus far have applied to my recovery program (AA.) Thanks for your commitment what you’re doing is a tremendous service. Simple Gifts, performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krauss I mentioned some previous episodes: 180: Being Thankful, and 119: Worry. The reading “Set in Stone” is from the book Walking Towards Morning by Victoria Safford. Please call us at 73 or email with your questions or experience, strength and hope. trusting that by putting one foot in front of the other, we will eventually get where we are going.We can relax and try to be more gentle with ourselves,.and that we may have better luck by simplifying what we are trying to accomplish.or taking on more than we can handle for this moment or this day,.In time, we learn that if we are feeling paralyzed and overwhelmed, we may be complicating matters.Our initial, fearful responses may arise more from habit rather than necessity.but not every new task or unexpected event is a crisis.Perhaps we can approach large projects and challenges slowly, step by step, in manageable stages rather than all at once.rather than the 50 things that might or might not follow.When we “Keep It Simple,” we try to take things at face value,.
This slogan reminds us that we can’t control every possible outcome to every situation and that trying to do so makes our lives more difficult and more stressful than they already are.When life seems unmanageable or confusing, many of us unknowingly complicate matters even further by trying to anticipate everything that could go wrong, so that we will be prepared to respond.The slogan, “Keep It Simple,” makes just that point. When coping with the baffling and often overwhelming effects of alcoholism, the simpler and more straightforward the approach, the better.How would you relate each of these sentences to your life? Let’s look at the section of How Al-Anon Works about the slogan “Keep it Simple”. Do you overcomplicate your life? How can we “Keep it Simple”?
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