"Most people feel more secure on the twenty-four hour basis than they do in the resolution that they will never drink again.Most of them have broken too many resolutions.It's really a matter of personal choice; every A.A. has the privilege of interpreting the program as he likes. "Personally, I take the attitude that I intended never to drink again.This is somewhat different from saying 'I will never drink again.'The latter attitude sometimes gets people in trouble because it is undertaking on a personal basis to do what we alcoholics never could do.It is too much an act of will and leaves too little room for the idea that God will release us from the drink obsession provided we follow the A.A. program." Letter 1949
Good stuff! I don't have the energy or the bliss of ignorance any longer, to think that my thinking abour tomorrow or next year will somehow help me to control the outcomes. Much easier to make a decision about drinking for today, and leave tomorrow for it's own problems to deal with THEN. If each day I decide I am not going to drink, i have a better4 chance of staying sober for another 24 hours.
Thanks for sharing this post.
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~Your Higher Power has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
