Well I took a stroll in downtown Buffalo today. I was again struck by the number of folks who appeared to be in need of our prayers on the street. As I walked, I wondered why my life was so much different than theirs. As I took a moment of quiet thanks to my HP for showing me a way out, I realized I am thankful that I am afflicted with alcoholism, so that I could find the simple path of AA that not only saved me from a life of alcohol, but also opened my eyes to the beauty of small things that are everywhere in my HP's world. I was struck by todays 24 hr a day reading (as usual, it spoke to me) which redefines what society defines as a "satisfactory life" I am getting ready to roll between clean sheets and dream without guilt. Thanks HP for giving me a disease that helped me find you.
A.A. Thought for the Day
Here are answers to the question of how a person can live without liquor and be happy: "The things we put in place of drinking are more than substitutes for it. One is the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. In this company, you find release from care, boredom, and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead. Among other A.A.s you will make lifelong friends. You will be bound to them with new and wonderful ties." Does life mean something to me now?
Meditation for the Day
Do you want the full and complete satisfaction that you find in serving God and all the satisfactions of the world also? It is not easy to serve both God and the world. It is difficult to claim the rewards of both. If you work for God, you will still have great rewards in the world. But you must be prepared to sometimes stand apart from the world. You cannot always turn to the world and expect all the rewards which life has to offer. If you are trying sincerely to serve God, you will have other and greater rewards than the world as to offer.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may not expect too much from the world. I pray that I may also be content with the rewards that come from serving God.
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"You're in the right place. That's the door right there. Turn around."
I am grateful to be the person I am "becoming" today, and I suppose I would not have the depth in some areas that I do because of what I have gone through and survived by the Grace of God.
Sometimes being an alcoholic is a pain in the butt.... but it's ok today, and I am grateful to be alive, for Goodness' sake!!
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~Your Higher Power has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
My recovery has given me everything I have & am Today. I wouldn't have this without my alcoholism which I treat daily with this program so yes, TG, I hear you & can relate. Port, keep comig back. It will get better, Danielle x
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Progress not perfection.. & Practice makes Progress!
Hey Port, It is really worth sticking with this program. The problem is that you really can do nothing about the monkey on your back by yourself. You are powerless over it. Following the program will give you the help you need. You have a disease that will never leave you. Thats pretty much the bottom line. THE GOOD NEWS is what was written above in the daily reading. "In this company, you find release from care, boredom, and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead"
Since you are stuck with the disease, it may be for a reason. For me, it brought me to a great place in my life. I am praying for you. Tom
-- Edited by turninggrey on Sunday 13th of September 2009 07:43:30 PM
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"You're in the right place. That's the door right there. Turn around."
As Public Information person for our town area, I go into schools, and last week I was asked, 'Is there anything you regret or would change if you could go back and change it?' and the li'l guy looked surprised when I told him, 'No, I wouldn't changed a single minute of it' and I wouldn't, for without being an alcoholic, my life would be nowhere near as good as it is with the 12-step programme.
'We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it'
Yes I AM glad to be an alcoholic.
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Serenity is Wanting what you have, not having what you want
Always remember non-alcoholic beers are for NON-ALCOHOLICS
