Service Available Tools By admin Posted on May 11, 2016 2 min read 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr I was working outdoors the other day and noticed several branches in my trees needed pruning. I went to my garage, selected a handsaw and lopping shears, and headed into the yard. The work was going well, but I found a couple of large limbs that needed to come down. I stretched way up and started sawing with the handsaw. The cutting was hard work because my saw wasn’t sharp and I couldn’t reach the limb very well. But I continued, with sawdust falling into my eyes and my arms getting fatigued. And then it hit me: Here I was using this handsaw, and all the while I had a perfectly good chainsaw in the garage. Not only that, but I also had a nice ladder. I had two tools that were designed and sold for this kind of project sitting unused in the garage! I tried to justify myself by saying I was getting a good workout by using the hand tools, but the truth is, I was just plain lazy. It hit me again: My recovery can be a lot like this. I have wonderful Tools that work perfectly in my recovery—among them sponsorship, meetings, telephone, and literature—but sometimes I’m too lazy to pick them up and use them. I finished my tree trimming with the hand tools, but I decided Higher Power was showing me how silly I can be at times. I am recommitting to using the OA Tools that are sitting there, waiting for me to pick them up. — Mark C., Winston–Salem, North Carolina USA
