A Dozen Steps

Worried About What They Think About You?

by Mark on June 22nd, 2006

I’ve heard so many folks through the years with this concern and I had it thick early on myself.

Last night at the Easy Does It First Step meeting I heard this;

“Being powerless over alcohol is not a big deal. Being powerless over alcohol, knowing it and then drinking is a big deal.”

The person who said that is about to celebrate 9 years sober i.e., quality dry… lol… j/k

The point was: when we’re newly sober we generally are concerned with what other people think of us. Since there are no coincidences, I’ve just stumbled across something in a totally unrelated place that I think applies perfectly and I’ll repeat it here for you.

Stop Worrying!!!

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again. The local paper read: PASTOR’S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race. The next day, the local paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR’S ASS.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10. The next day the paper read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read: NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.

The bishop was buried the next day.

The moral of the story is….being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery…and even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life… Stop worrying about everyone else’s ass and you’ll be a lot happier and live longer!

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