We are not a sad group. We achieve happiness!
I was physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually bankrupt when I came into the AA Program. But, I was willing to go to ANY lengths to achieve sobriety.
Finally, after really working it to the best of my ability in ALL of my affairs, I discovered that I was beginning to achieve and become an entirely different person. One who loved. Was loved. Cared about others. Interested in so much. And not hurting a soul. And, as time went on, this was only the beginning.
EVERYTHING that I achieve today I owe to the program of AA. This even includes breathing in followed by out. I have children that no longer fear me. They actually love me openly. A wife that has never seen me drink and who has given me a family life that I never had even as a child. A clear mind that seems to have the right answer to most problems, no matter how complicated.
If I wake up in the middle of the night it is to go to the bathroom. It is not because I am bothered by anything. I text our children, grandchildren, and some friends and other relatives to let them know that they are being thought of once a week. And have for a couple of years and get responses from most of them.
On the rare occasion that I am late sending the weekly text, some even contact me to see if all is well. WOW! I never thought that I would achieve this!
My sobriety means everything to me. Without it, I am the same person I was when entering the program, a walking dead man. I am alive and, as long as I continue working my program to the best of my ability, I intend on staying that way.
How did I get my sobriety and how do I plan on keeping it? By working my program to the best of my ability, not only during meetings but also in my everyday affairs 24/7/365.
Starting with the 1st 3 Steps. Step 1, admitting I was an alcoholic and that my life had become unmanageable. Step 2, coming to believe that there was a Power greater than me and this Power was ready, able, and willing to come to my assistance. Step 3, since this Power was there for me, turning my will and my life over to It and not taking it back.
AA introduced me to my Higher Power, who I now call God. To disagree with a popular phrase, God is not my co-pilot. He is my pilot. As long as I remember this and act accordingly, I will be able to continue to achieve meeting with you and others like you in AA and, most assuredly, I will continue being too blessed to be stressed. Thank you, God!
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