NA JUST FOR TODAY - OCTOBER

[MajestyJo]

October 10, 2014

Consequences

Page 296

"Before we got clean, most of our actions were guided by impulse. Today, we are not locked into this type of thinking."

Basic Text p. 87

Ever been tempted to do something even when you knew the results would be disastrous? Ever thought about how much it was going to hurt to do what you were tempted to do, then proceed to do it anyway?

It is said that there are consequences to every action. Before we got clean, many of us simply didn't believe this. But now we know exactly what it means. When we act, we know there will be consequences to pay. No longer can we decide to do something in ignorance when we know full well that we won't like the price we'll have to pay.

There's a prize and a price. It's okay to act despite the consequences if we're willing to pay the price, but there's always one to pay.

Just for Today: I will think about the consequences of my actions before I take them.

Debating about posting or going to bed. The only problem was I have a book I want to read, tennis I want to watch, and not sure how sleep would fit in, I have the feeling I will fall asleep doing any of it. That would be my consequences, I probably should have gone to bed at 8 p.m. but that always seems foreign to me.

Sometimes with appointments the next day, I have problems. I get my days almost back to normal and they end up back changed around. My body is so sore, I feel like I won't be able to sleep even if I wanted to, then I feel a little bit sorry for myself. BooHoo!