The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
The member takes a new approach to Step 7--instead of being tearful or too intense, the member suggests looking at shortcomings with a sense of humor. Can we not laugh at ourselves, and stop taking ourselves so seriously? Real change can come with a belly laugh. If we can move out of our own way, we make room for our Higher Power.
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Oh that was me--serious, intense, and I couldn't find humor in anything I did or didn't do. It was such an unpleasant way to go through life. That misery followed me long into adulthood. Things began to change when I was blessed with a granddaughter--she began to teach me how to laugh, especially at myself. And program came shortly after her birth, and it's been such a life changing experience. I have given up being so serious and so intense. I've been able to see humor in many things about myself. It's such a relief. Grateful member always. :)
I needed this reading today as I sit here with my neck all in tight knots and my back aching just from constant tension. There's nothing right in this moment to be so uptight about so I wish I could just allow myself to lighten up,relax and live a little.
I guess I can if I just choose to,even for a few minutes.
