WHAT IF THEY CRASH AND BURN

Today when I was reading about step 1 and how we have become powerless over alcohol/drugs. I immediately had a vision of me directing traffic in the middle of an insanely busy intersection. There I was putting my hand up, telling one group to stop while my other hand was motioning for the other group to go. Some people were yelling, and I was yelling back. I was blowing my whistle to get them to listen to me, but most of them had their windows, rolled up and couldn’t hear. When one group started moving, sometimes the other group would start too, and I would have to yell stop stop you’re gonna crash. Yes, my life has become unmanageable! What makes me think I have the right to tell anyone else what to do? Do I really think they are going to listen?

The great news is that in recovery I am not responsible for that traffic jam. I can walk away knowing they can either figure it out, or they may just crash and cause some injuries. My life becomes unmanageable when I put myself into situations or places where I was never meant to go. I didn’t cause that traffic jam, I can’t cure that traffic jam, and I surely can’t control that traffic jam. But I can remove myself from the center of turmoil and go enjoy a coffee and a donut without feeling one bit guilty!