Drop the Rock

Tonight the group read to page 38 and discussed sustainable and unsustainable emotions while working step 10. We learned that it's important to check in with our emotions as they arise in each moment. Before working the steps, we categorized our emotions as enemies. Our lives consisted mostly of wanting to experience pleasant emotions and avoid unpleasant ones. Just as anything else in life, emotional regulation requires a healthy balance. As we work a consistent 10th step, we begin to see that an imbalance of character traits can create its own problems. These imbalances are forms of spiritual illness that will prevent a spiritual solution, which fuels self-will. A life out of balance is always unsustainable and unmanageable, whether it involves self-centeredness, self-will, or self-sacrifice.