~A.A. Thoughts
For
The Day~
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Recovery
"Most emphatically we wish to
say that any alcoholic capable of honestly facing his problems in the
light of our experience can recover, provided he does not close his mind to
spiritual concepts. He can only be defeated by an attitude of intolerance
or belligerent denial. We find that no one need have difficulty with the
spirituality of the program. Willingness, honesty and
open mindedness are the essentials of recovery. But these are
indispensable"
c. 1976 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p.
570
Thought to Consider . . .
The
spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it.
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D R Y
Doing Recovery Yourself
It relieved me somewhat to learn that in alcoholics the will is amazingly weakened when it comes to combating liquor, though it often remains strong in other respects. My incredible behavior in the face of a desperate desire to stop was explained. Understanding myself now, I fared forth in high hope. For three or four months the goose hung high. I went to town regularly and even made a little money. Surely this was the answer - self-knowledge.
But it was not, for the
frightful day came when I drank once more. The curve of my declining moral and
bodily health fell off like a ski-jump. After a time I returned to the hospital.
This was the finish, the curtain, it seemed to me. My weary and despairing wife
was informed that it would all end with heart failure during delirium
tremens, or I would develop a wet brain, perhaps within a year. She would
soon have to give me over to the undertaker or the asylum.
2001 AAWS Inc.
Alcoholics Anonymous, page
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