"From the moment I pulled open the doors to my very first meeting, I felt something different, something good was going to happen. Those doors, which at the time I believed to be the heaviest ever made, allowed me to walk into a new way of life."
Uh, ... it wasn't like that for me ... it took me going out and doing a lot more research before I was brought to my knees in surrender ... only then did I see beyond the doors I must pass through ...
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Same here Pappy! Some of us need more convincing than others. I needed every pounding I went through to remove all doubt and reservation. Having my attitude change from going to meetings for everyone else, to going to meeting for me to save my life.
Pg 48 from the BB:
In this respect alcohol was a great persuader. It finally beat us into a state of reasonableness. Sometimes this was a tedious process; we hope no one else will be prejudiced for as long as some of us were.
