Daily Thought 04.24.13

 
From: "Daily Thought" <dailythought@aa-alive.org>
Date: April 23rd 2013
AA Thought for the Day
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April 24, 2013

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Powerless
We found that we were totally unable to be rid of the alcohol obsession
until we first admitted that we were powerless over it.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 107

Thought to Ponder . . .
When I drink, my past becomes my future.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Action, Trust.
 

A Member Shares:
Hi, I'm Christine, and I'm an alcoholic. It took me a very long time to admit I was powerless over alcohol -- to be exact, ten years to get 81 days sober. You see, I was the bartender. I was the one cutting the drunks off at the end of the night. I had complete control. I never went to bars and had the perfect end to every night. I thought I was very powerful because I could wait until I got home, always fully stocked with a bottle and at least one back-up. The fun I had while drinking all alone and feeling sorry for myself, many times winding up in hospitals because I could handle my liquor, was so much better than the fun you people had. Even back in January when I got sober I was still planning my next relapse. That was my pattern; I could drink if only all these problems in my life would go away. Of course, life happens. And one day it finally got into my head at a meeting. I will never forget the words as they hit me like a sledgehammer -- if I take a drink my past will become my future. So I take my ‘medicine’ every day; meetings, my Big Book, prayer, calling my sponsor, because I am completely powerless over alcohol for the rest of my life. “Thy Will Be Done.” Thank you.
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