“So we clean house with the family, asking each morning in meditation that our Creator show us the way of patience, tolerance, kindliness and love.” (Chapter Six, Big Book)
Sometimes I find myself in a PaTiKuLa situation. What’s
PaTiKuLa? A situation that requires PTKL: patience, tolerance, kindliness, and
love.
Now, that’s not to patronise the people in that situation. The problem lies with me. The situation, the people, are merely touching on my sensitivities and offering me an excellent opportunity to face myself. What are my sensitivities? My demands for how things should be.