went to the cementary this morning to see a old friend of mine the booze got him what a waste!!!!!a sad wagon god bless yas wagon
Phil said
May 30, 2005
It isnt fun to watch wagon, when others in our lives have been taken to an early end because of alcohol.
All I can add is "But For The Grace Of God, There go I"
Even in the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous, I see freinds that have quit doin the "DO" things after 15, 20, or 25 years--have quit going to meetings-and either things get too good for them, where they started saying "Maybe I can control it this time" or they hit one of lifes situations, where its just easier to pick up a drink. If I dont stick close to this program and attend meetings on a regular basis, I will go backwards. My thinking will change. Thats just how cunning, baffling and powerful this disease is. We arrest it on a daily basis. We are never cured. And a lot of that is based on the first 3 steps, each and every day--working the rest of the steps as best we can--leading to steps 10, 11, and 12.
Ive been around for a long time, and it just reafirms that I am one drink away from a slow death. It isnt the quantity of sober days--its the quality.
I just hafta keep saying to myself each morning "Nomatter what happens in my life today, I will not pick up a drink" "It would be nothing more than Suicide."
Keep on trucking my freind--just for today.
GammyRose said
May 30, 2005
Wagon, I know how you feel and it's good that you can share those feelings. Our AA group has buried 2 people in the last few months, but they died sober, one was in his 50's , had been sober 2 years and one was in her 80's , she'd been sober 30+ years.We mourned their deaths but we also celebrated there sobriety and what they had given us in that.
It's only natural to grieve and to be sad.Thinking of you today .
It isnt fun to watch wagon, when others in our lives have been taken to an early end because of alcohol.
All I can add is "But For The Grace Of God, There go I"
Even in the Program of Alcoholics Anonymous, I see freinds that have quit doin the "DO" things after 15, 20, or 25 years--have quit going to meetings-and either things get too good for them, where they started saying "Maybe I can control it this time" or they hit one of lifes situations, where its just easier to pick up a drink. If I dont stick close to this program and attend meetings on a regular basis, I will go backwards. My thinking will change. Thats just how cunning, baffling and powerful this disease is. We arrest it on a daily basis. We are never cured. And a lot of that is based on the first 3 steps, each and every day--working the rest of the steps as best we can--leading to steps 10, 11, and 12.
Ive been around for a long time, and it just reafirms that I am one drink away from a slow death. It isnt the quantity of sober days--its the quality.
I just hafta keep saying to myself each morning "Nomatter what happens in my life today, I will not pick up a drink" "It would be nothing more than Suicide."
Keep on trucking my freind--just for today.
Wagon, I know how you feel and it's good that you can share those feelings. Our AA group has buried 2 people in the last few months, but they died sober, one was in his 50's , had been sober 2 years and one was in her 80's , she'd been sober 30+ years.We mourned their deaths but we also celebrated there sobriety and what they had given us in that.
It's only natural to grieve and to be sad.Thinking of you today .
God bless you too.
(((Hugs)))
GammyRose