E95: Accepting What We Can't Change

Sober Friends

Matt J

12 Steps, Spirituality, Personal Journals, Mental Health, Sober, Recovery, Health & Fitness, Addiction, Religion & Spirituality, Alcohol Free, Sober Curious, Alcoholics Anonymous, Dry January, Society & Culture, Sobriety

4.3 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail "God, grant us the serenity, to accept the things we can not change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference." "And thats the hard part." -Jim A. A Wise Old Timer Change has come to Matt's place of employment and knowing it was coming was really scary. Was he going to lose his job? Turns out, no. He survived a change to the business and others were not so lucky. It got John and Matt thinking about change a...

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0:00.0	I'm Matt.
0:00.9	Hey, I'm Steve.
0:01.9	Hey, I'm John.
0:03.1	This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:05.8	We're here for The Sober Curious, the new guy, and the old timer.
0:10.4	We're here to talk about the stuff anyone looking to live, alcohol-free has-to-face day-to-day.
0:15.5	Now we overcame those struggles.
0:17.3	We speak for no 12-step group, but we do try to remain anonymous.
0:21.6	You're not alone. This is the Sober Friends podcast.
0:23.6	All right, John, you're an old-timer.
0:25.6	You got a lot of sobriety.
0:26.6	You've got some good sobriety.
0:28.6	You've been through the steps a number of times.
0:30.6	I figure you're somebody who can give good advice on this one.
0:35.6	What is the difference between what you control and what you can't control?
0:41.0	Why is it a bane of the existence of alcoholics?
0:45.2	Control is but an illusion.
0:47.7	You can't control a goddamn thing, period.
0:51.5	No, but I'll tell you what, if I could control it, God damn it, things would be better.
0:55.8	That's what we all think. That's exactly what we think. When I was out there, it was, you know, I thought I had everything in control, under control. My way was the best way. If you just listen to me, you know, everything would be fine.
1:12.6	But control is it a little. We have control over nothing. Absolutely nothing.
1:16.7	Really nothing.
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