What A Concept – II
August 13, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
To continue the “What A Concept” thoughts…
We return to “Living Sober”
“We’ll meet some people in A.A. or elsewhere who won’t be exactly crazy about us, either. So all of us try to respect the rights of others to act as they choose (or must). We can then expect them to give us the same courtesy. In A.A., they generally do.”
I’m not so sure I want to develop expectations along those lines.
This goes on to say: “Usually, people who like each other – in a neighborhood, a company, a club, or A.A. – gravitate toward each other. When we spend time with people we like, we are less annoyed by those we don’t particularly care for.”
The interesting concept then follows;
“As time goes on, we find we are not afraid simply to walk away from people who irritate us, instead of meekly letting them get under our skin, or instead of trying to straighten them out just so they will suit us better.”
Yes, Micky/David/Patrick is a PIA. Walk away… what a concept! We can walk away from irritation. 
