When I was first getting sober, I would have a problem and I would speak with my sponsor about it. He would say, "Keith, the problem you are having right now isn't the real problem." But then he might not say what the real problem was. He would allow me to come to my own conclusion of what the real problem was. If he had told me, I might not have bought into the solution to fix it. Most of the time I thought the problem was self-centeredness, which most definitely was part of the problem. But that stemmed from not going all in. You see, if you are not all in then you have reservations about all different kinds of things, most of them self focused. For example, what will they think or how can I get... If you're all in then a lot of those issues don't exist, leaving you to feel God's peace. When I went all in I didn't even think those things, freeing my mind to focus on other stuff. Also, until I went all in I was consumed by these other self focused thoughts. When you are consumed by self focused thoughts it puts you at odds with God and others and invites many problems. So, 27 years later I finally get it. So, burn the ships. No going back. Go all in. No regrets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUc86gfzToU
All in Him,
Keith
