By going back in our drinking histories, we could show that years before we realized it we were out of control, that our drinking even then was no mere habit, that was indeed the beginning of a fatal progression. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 23
When I was still drinking, I couldnt respond to any of lifes situations the way other, more healthy, people could. The smallest incident triggered a state of mind that believed I had to have a drink to numb my feelings. But the numbing did not improve the situation, so I sought further escape in the bottle. Today I must be aware of my alcoholism. I cannot afford to believe that I have gained control of my drinking or again I will think I have gained control of my life. Such a feeling of control is fatal to my recovery.
A.A. Thought for the Day
The new life can't be built in a day. We have to take the program slowly, a little at a time. Our subconscious minds have to be reeducated. We have to learn to think differently. We have to get used to sober thinking instead of alcoholic thinking. Any one who tries it knows that the old alcoholic thinking is apt to come back on us when we least expect it. Building a new life is a slow process, but it can be done if we really follow the A.A. program. Am I building a new life on the foundation of sobriety?
Meditation for the Day
I will pray daily for faith, for it is God's gift. On faith alone depends the answer to my prayers. God gives it to me in response to my prayers, because it is a necessary weapon for me to possess for the overcoming of all adverse conditions and the accomplishment of all good in my life. Therefore, I will work at strengthening my faith.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I may so think and live as to feed my faith in God. I pray that my faith may grow because with faith God's power becomes available to me.
I used to go up to my local bottle shop and ask the guy behind the counter:
"Do you remember selling me some stuff that took my job, my wife, my money, my licence, my freedom, my sanity and my dignity? Have you got any more and is it still on special?"
Well, I didn't really say that but I may as well have.
I don't want to ever be like that again.
Thank God for the program and thanks for the post Sobrietyspell.
I used to go up to my local bottle shop and ask the guy behind the counter:
"Do you remember selling me some stuff that took my job, my wife, my money, my licence, my freedom, my sanity and my dignity? Have you got any more and is it still on special?"
Well, I didn't really say that but I may as well have.
I don't want to ever be like that again.
Thank God for the program and thanks for the post Sobrietyspell.
That's huge frodo, i've never seen it put that way..
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