April 15 1997 Not really sure of the date, but it was easter weekend, and years later my first grandchild was born on April 15 and that was the Second Greatest thing that happened to me Getting and remaining sober was the First, So i thought that would be a good date
I am Leslie and I am an alcoholic. I don't have a week yet. But I had yesterday and with AA and submitting to my Higher Power I WILL HAVE TODAY. God Grant me Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I CAN, and THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. The cause of my drinking is FEAR OF INFERIORITY. In the rooms, I find people that were just as selfish as I am. AND they were just as afraid. I love this program. I love the simple steps....are they too complicated, "WE THINK NOT"!
I got to my first AA meeting on Saturday 3 June 1995, but took my last drink on June 1. I was a dry drunk for about 4 years and then had another rock bottom as a direct result of my still insane and destructive behaviours (don't knock the spelling, I'm British). Suicide was very attractive but that inner voice told me to share my darkest secret to an AA couple. My recovery started from there by working the programme (see above!!) to the best of my ability
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"I can't solve my problems using the same kind of thinking I used when I created them."
Thanks for sharing, DenisU, keep it going and continue to work the program. Attend as many meetings as you physically can each week, get a sponsor, read the Book and perform service to others. ODAAT.
This has worked for me and countless others, through the grace of God, this program and people like you that I am alive today.
Got sober July 17, 2011 while sitting in church. Went to my first AA meeting that evening, got a sponsor the next day, the grace of God & the fellowship of AA saved me.
Way to go Boxer.
Excellent! Keep going to meetings, read the Big Book, get a sponsor, and work the steps.
Let God into your life and thank Him every Morning, Noon & Night for the gift of sobriety, one day at a time
Hi all. This is the first time that im referring to myself as this and it is frightning to me. My name is Riana and I am an alcoholic. My DOS is February 17, 2022 12:47AM. I am very new to this life.