"We, of Alcoholics Anonymous, are many thousands of men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body." forward to the 1st edition AA book.
In my early days of recovery, this statement was all I could offer the newcomer. It offers hope for the sick alcoholic and it is good for me to remember that alcoholism is an illness. I can at best deal with it on a daily basis with the tools offered to me by the program. The newcomer reminds me of that "hopeless state of mind and body."
I thank God, my sponsors, the fellowship of AA, founders of AA, clergy, medicine, psychiatrists, through whose help I was "restored to sanity." Step2.
For me humility is gratitude in action, because then prayer becomes more powerful.
This is good stuff. I like it, too. I think I'm probably at my best when I place my sobriety in the context of those early days of recovery. It seems to make my gratitude grow.
