Daily Thought 03.20.13

 
From: "Daily Thought" <dailythought@aa-alive.org>
Date: March 19th 2013
AA Thought for the Day

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March 20, 2013

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Step One
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol --
that our lives had become unmanageable.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 59

Thought to Ponder . . .
The distance is nothing;
it is only the first step toward it that is difficult.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.
 

A Member Shares:
Hi all, I'm Rick and an alcoholic. I haven't been sober long, and admitting I had a problem was not easy. I think I knew it before I knew it. About four weeks ago, I went to my roommate and asked for help -- not for drinking, but because my life was unmanageable and I was spiraling downhill. Now I look back and chuckle, because I had been drunk every day for at least a month before that. After I asked for help, I remember nothing until the next day, when I woke and finished the bottle by the couch. My roommate told me to shower and pack so I did, kind of like a puppet. Then I started crying – I wept all the way to the Emergency Room. The following morning, they took me to Detox. I still didn't admit that the drinking was a problem, I was also still messed up. By the end of that night, I decided I wanted to stay and feel better. Two days later, as I lay in bed at Detox, I realized I truly was an alcoholic and that my life was totally out of control and that I had no power to fix it. The next day, I cried every time I turned around. That night, there was an AA meeting at Detox and I went. When they called on me, I couldn't speak. My throat literally closed and I cried again. Then I said it out loud, “I'm Rick, and I'm an alcoholic.” By the end of that meeting I felt as if a million pounds had been lifted from my shoulders. Now, I'm home, going to meetings daily and have a sponsor. Every day I see more and more that I am powerless, but with AA and my Higher Power, I know I can do this. It's scary right now, just getting ready to work Steps and still learning so much. But I am thankful for AA and my Higher Power that I am where I am today. And the future is nowhere near as scary as where I was. Thank you for letting me share.
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