Daily Thought 05.01.13

 
From: "Daily Thought" <dailythought@aa-alive.org>
Date: April 30th 2013
AA Thought for the Day
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May 1, 2013

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Step One
Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course.
Every natural instinct cries out against the idea of personal powerlessness.
It is truly awful to admit that, glass in hand, we have warped our minds
into such an obsession for destructive drinking
that only an act of Providence can remove it from us.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 21

Thought to Ponder . . .
If I think I am an alcoholic, chances are I am.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
A A = Always Awesome.
 

A Member Shares:
My name is Erik, and I am definitely an alcoholic. I got to today’s meeting a few minutes late, but it sounds like the topic is Step One-related. I don't really think I did a Step One -- more like it happened to me, in a sense. I knew I had a problem with drinking for many years but never really identified it as alcoholic until one day when I was drinking with my girlfriend at the time and her sister-in-law. They started talking about alcoholism and what it meant to be alcoholic. Then one of them turned to me and asked my opinion. Don't remember what I said, but the next question was "Do I think I am an alcoholic?" That threw me, but after listening to the two of them and their opinions, I realized that the only true answer was yes. But life wasn't bad enough yet to do anything about it. I'd had many experiences with black outs and trying to put the pieces together the next day. But the next blackout I had after that conversation was more than I could bear. I remember sitting on my bed with the phone in my hand thinking about calling AA at my girlfriend’s demand. Suffice it to say I made the call. Thanks for letting me share.
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