Reflections for Every Day - January - Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums

yukonm · 01-31-2014, 08:10 AM

January 31

Walt B. Says:

The greatest gift AA has given me has been the choice of sobriety itself. "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking" it doesn't guarantee I will. The gift of sobriety came to me via repetitive meetings, endless questions and painful soul-searching. It was all a choice of my own volition, and support from a Higher Power that I didn't know existed.
The pain inside myself had to be so great that I had to make that choice -- "Do I change or die?" That choice is a daily, sometimes momentary choice, because the drink and the damage it brings is always just an arm's length away. If I have admitted I am powerless then I truly know it's a choice.

01-31-2014, 08:10 AM	#31
yukonm Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 5,148	January 31 Walt B. Says: The greatest gift AA has given me has been the choice of sobriety itself. "The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking" it doesn't guarantee I will. The gift of sobriety came to me via repetitive meetings, endless questions and painful soul-searching. It was all a choice of my own volition, and support from a Higher Power that I didn't know existed. The pain inside myself had to be so great that I had to make that choice -- "Do I change or die?" That choice is a daily, sometimes momentary choice, because the drink and the damage it brings is always just an arm's length away. If I have admitted I am powerless then I truly know it's a choice. __________________ August 21, 2007 One Day At A Time

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