Tolerance - Sept 4th

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.”
~ Jalal ad-Din Rumi

A.A. Thought for the Day

"We must be careful never to show intolerance or hatred of drinking as an institution. Experience shows that such an attitude is not helpful to anyone. We are not fanatics or intolerant of people who can drink normally. Prospects are relieved when they find we are not witch burners. Temperate drinking is okay, but we alcoholics can't get away with it. And no alcoholic likes to be told about alcohol by anyone who hates it. We shall be of little use if our attitude is one of bitterness or hostility." Do I have tolerance for those who can drink normally?

Being tolerant of others was not a skill I had learned before coming into AA. Through sobriety and with the knowledge I've been given by the program I now understand that AA is not a religion to be preached but a way of life to be practiced.

~ Mike