When I first heard the promises I wanted what you all had. I was in a terrible state but heard the promises and yes wanted to be like all the ones who had been around a while and understood how to find these promises and how to ket them too.
~~The Twelve Promises~~
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
We will comprehend the word serenity.
We will know peace.
No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
The feelings of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
Self-seeking will slip away.
Our whole attitude and outlook on life will change.
Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us.
We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
"Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us -- sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them." - From the A. A. Big Book. page 82..
~~The Twelve Rewards~~
Hope instead of desperation.
Faith instead of despair.
Courage instead of fear.
Peace of mind instead of confusion.
Self-respect instead of self-contempt.
Self-confidence instead of helplessness.
The respect of others instead of their pity and contempt.
A clean conscience instead of a sense of guilt.
Real friendships instead of loneliness.
A clean pattern of life instead of a purposeless existence.
The love and understanding of our families instead of their doubts and fears.
The freedom of a happy life instead of the bondage of an alcoholic obsession.
If you are new comer, new to AA and how things work, Find a friend I did. I said a my meetings and all the meetings I went to all 7 each week. I asked for friends to help me understand the psrogram,because I liked the peomisess. I was inundated with new found friends,and we remains good friends today :}
Good luck new comers. I works if you work it,so understand how to work and please PASS IT ON :}
