Every job comes with some decision-making. This can be a very thorny process for me. Sometimes I doubt myself, or I anticipate criticism, or I get obsessive about gathering information.

Fortunately, service work in recovery gives me an opportunity to practice making decisions without fear of judgment. I get the chance to remind myself that I don’t need to people-please and that the results of my decisions aren’t up to me. All I have to do is try to do my Higher Power’s will and leave the outcome up to him.

Today, if I’m procrastinating on a decision, I’ll ask myself whom I’m trying to please. Is it someone at work, or someone else in my life, or me? I’ll ask my Higher Power to clarify the situation for me and strive to do that Power’s will in all my affairs.