Day 8, and boy is that spiritual connection coming back! The physical self is screaming out "thirsty" but I'll get over it, this too shall pass.
I wanted to share a couple things this morning:
1) Thank you so much to all you hidden faces here at MIP. I can't begin to express how fortunate I feel to have followed my instincts a week ago to do a Google search for an AA forum. There are a few online, but this IS BY FAR THE BEST ONE! What I read here stays with me, just so you know!
2) I subscribe to the AA Daily Thought app for email and phone; todays message was hard hitting because I am so anal and guilty of over thinking stuff. Copied and pasted here for you...hope this helps someone reading this today:
Living in the Now First, we try living in the now just in order to stay sober -- and it works. Once the idea has become a part of our thinking, we find that living life in 24-four hour segments is an effective and satisfying way to handle many other matters well. Living Sober, p. 7
Thought to Ponder . . . Life will take on new meaning.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . . N O W = No Other Way.
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~Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will~
Thank you Deb. Nice reminder today! Living in the NOW. Great stuff. When I'm able to do that I feel at one with my HP(God). Keeping my head where my feet are and just take the next right action and let God handle the results. This for me is meditation on a daily basis. Clear and open mind letting go of the past and fears of the future.
WE came......REMEMBER STUMBLIN THROUGH THE DOOR!(not knowing what to expect,full of pain?)
WE came to. OUT OF OUR ALCOHOLIC INDUCED FOG(takes a minute)
WE came to believe.THAT POWER GREATER THAN OURSELVES COULD RESTORE US TO SANITY.(Spiritual connection coming back)
The beauty of regaining our spiritual connection a step necessary to achieve on going recovery.WE reach that area of HOPE! Thanks for this message of hope and 8 days on the journey of LIFE
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Selfishness-self-centeredness! That, we think, is the root of our troubles.
Yes, hi there Victoria! Thank you for your smile today!
I just wanted to say thank you for these acknowledgments on my post this morning. Y'all are just simply so cool, and I just love what each of you wrote.
Consider yourselves {{{{{HUGGED}}}}}
~Deborah~
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~Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will~
No other way. I think that sums it up nicely.
I am one of the lucky ones. At one time I enjoyed four and a half years of sobriety, and hen decided to go back out and do some more research. When the time spent in research started to equal my previous time in sobriety, it scared the hell out of me. At the end of the time, suicide felt like it was the only way out. But for some reason beyond my understanding, I chose to live.
I went to a residential Center which provided the initial drug and alcohol free environment. I left after 21 days. But I pursued, with the help of my Higher Power, the AA program with a passion greater then I thought possible. I formally worked my steps with my sponsor and I now have the privilege of helping another alcoholic to formally work hers.
It is impossible to work the steps, truly work the steps, and not discover the miraculous. It is impossible to work the steps and not find God. One day at a time, I celebrated 180 days of sobriety yesterday. I never thought I would see another day sober, let alone six months. One day at a time, one moment at a time I am learning the art of living. And for this, my heart is very, very full.
Hang in there Harobed. Keep doing what you are doing. Be the miracle of Alcoholics Anonymous. So glad you made it home!
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"And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone-even alcohol. For by this time sanity will have returned."
Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 84
An addict is WHAT I am but it does not define all of WHO I am.
Mr. David, thank you for the support and recognition!
Victoria (SolanoGypsy)....oh my, what a powerful post. Yet another post I have read here that has brought me to tears. First and foremost, congratulations on reaching your first 6 months! Yes, I made it home, by the grace of God, I made it home! You write with such humble gratitude....and wisdom. This is a testimony to how the program works. I pray other alcoholics fresh from the pits of despair will read your post also. Your sponsee is a very fortunate woman to have you as her sponsor!
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~Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will~
Thank you so much for the words of affirmation and of hope. It is difficult to convey how grateful I am to be yet another miracle in such a wonderful group of miracles. I'm thinking that miracles are far more commonplace than this world may ever realize.... if only it knew where to look. I am glad to have discovered more members of my extended family via this message board. There is something really cool about knowing that I can get or share this powerful message of recovery at any time and at any place. Thank you for being part of my hope, strength, and experience today!
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"And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone-even alcohol. For by this time sanity will have returned."
Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 84
An addict is WHAT I am but it does not define all of WHO I am.
