A LIFELONG TASK
But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow ‘take it easy?’ That’s what I want to know.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 26
But just how, in these circumstances, does a fellow ‘take it easy?’ That’s what I want to know.
I was never known for my patience. How many times have I asked, “Why should I wait, when I can have it all right now?” Indeed, when I was first presented the Twelve Steps, I was like the proverbial “kid in a candy store.” I couldn’t wait to get to Step Twelve; it was surely just a few months’ work, or so I thought! I realize now that living the Twelve Steps of A.A. is a lifelong undertaking.