I once told my sponsor that the light at the end of my tunnel was out. He said, "Well go down there and light it!"
That was a powerful lesson for me. Ultimately, it is up to me to keep my flame of hope alive.
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"... unless this person can experience an entire psychic change there is very little hope of recovery." Dr. Silkworth. (Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd Ed. p.xxix)