For some of us, the addictive life is one of excessive competence and control. Our “self-will run riot” looks more like perfectionism run riot. It’s how we manage our fear.

In recovery, as I connect with a spiritual Power, I may hear the faintest whisper in my soul that not everything is my responsibility. It’s not all going to fall apart if I don’t do everything, please everyone, control every aspect of the world around me. I can let go. It’s okay to trust.

Today, as I go about my work tasks, I will practice Easy Does It. I will entrust my work to a Power greater than myself and stop pushing quite so hard. I will trust that the quality of my work will be better for it, and that even if it’s not, I will still have what I need at the end of the day.