AA * Keeping Optimism Afloat

There is a clear and positive relationship between our sobriety and our optimism. Staying sober and healthy helps us to see the best, not the worst, of any situation. This reading from AA's "Daily Reflections" (pg. 315) points out that the melding of our spiritual and physical sobriety produces the substance of a more positive life.

Transcript

Daily Reflections Keeping Optimism Afloat The other steps can keep most of us sober and somehow functioning,

But step eleven can keep us growing.

From the Language of the Heart,

Page 240.

A sober alcoholic finds it much easier to be optimistic about life.

Optimism is the natural result of my finding myself gradually able to make the best,

Rather than the worst,

Of each situation.

As my physical sobriety continues,

I come out of the fog,

Gain a clearer perspective,

And am better able to determine what courses of action to take.

As vital as physical sobriety is,

I can achieve a greater potential for myself by developing an ever-increasing willingness to avail myself of the guidance and direction of my higher power.

My ability to do so comes from my learning and practicing the principles of the AA program.

The melding of my physical and spiritual sobriety produces the substance of a more positive life.