Do you have trouble making decisions? What have you learned in recovery about making decisions?

Welcome to episode 354 of The Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by Ronnie, Richard,

Sheila, Shilpa, Gloria, and Suzanne. They used the donation button on our website. Thank you,

Ronnie, Richard, Sheila, Shilpa, Gloria, and Suzanne for your generous contributions. This episode is for

you. We are friends of family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to

serenity and happiness. We who live or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction,

understand as perhaps a few others can. So much depends on our own attitudes and we believe that

changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin, we'd like to state that in this show,

we represent ourselves rather than any 12-step program. During this show, we will share our own

experiences. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them,

take what you like and leave the rest. We hope that you'll find something in our sharing and

speak to your life. My name is Spencer. I'm your host today, joining me today is Eric. Welcome

back Eric to The Recovery Show. So it's morning, Spencer, and happy Easter Sunday. It is happy Easter

for you too. You picked some short readings here from how Eleanor works. Indeed I did. So this

is page 50 in the soft cover. It is in the obvious place under step three, first paragraph, page 50.

So we choose differently. We make a decision, a commitment to take all of our concerns and feelings,

worries, fears, resentments, loves, dreams, wishes, thoughts, choices, and relationships.

In short, our will and our lives and place them in the care of a God of our understanding.

We don't have to figure anything out. Know what the results will be, or even feel comfortable,

letting go of our efforts to control. All we need to do is make a decision. By making such a

commitment, we stop setting ourselves up for the failure we have known in the past, when we've

tried to manipulate people and events that were beyond our control. Instead, we make the decision

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