I do not do well with keeping things simple and have to be constantly reminded by my sponsor and by others in the program. I have always been the type of person to make things much more difficult on myself (and others) than they need to be. Complicating things is my specialty. If life is running smoothly and everything is going well, I will throw a wrench in the works just to make things difficult.
When I make this program more difficult than it is, I am hindering my progress in recovery. I am holding myself back and I know that sometimes I do this on purpose whether consciously or subconsciously. It all leads back to the fears of moving ahead and what may be. I cannot live with "what ifs" or might have, should have, and could have's. I need to stay in the here and now keeping it simple the whole time.