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Finding Center With the Third Step
My life got better when I got out of the way. Before I knew it, the pendulum was barely swinging.
It took time to gain balance in AA. The way that I was
dealing with my life was like a pendulum. Whether it was
my alcohol or anything else in my life, I would do exactly
what a pendulum did — I would start on one side and swing way to
the other, full speed ahead. I was stark raving sober,
crazy, crazy, crazy, but not drinking, and this is
it means to be sober one day at a time.
Over time my pendulum swung less and less, and continued
to reduce its speed as I continued to work on myself.
I started feeling better about myself by doing
helpful things, like sharing my experience and being there
for others even when I felt that I had nothing to offer.
Step Three has been the biggest blessing in my life,
because when I remove myself from the picture,
I become so much more useful. My life got better when
I got out of the way, and before I knew it, the
pendulum was barely swinging at all. The best advice
that I could give about balance is don't give up
on yourself. My life today is filled with joy and
freedom and has nothing to do with drinking, except without
not taking the first drink it never would have been
possible.
When my pendulum swings like a mild breeze, not a hurricane,
my life is filled with joy and freedom.
Melinda S.
Concord, N.H.
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