Things really have changed since I found the program of Alcoholics Anonymous! I finally, truly enjoy life!
All that I knew about was religion and I avoided it like the plague.
Early in my AA experience, my sponsors introduced me to the study of spirituality and the teachings of Emmet Fox.
I had been a very self-absorbed, very large, very angry, very violent, well-armed, well-trained man with no real friends and a family that feared him.
Studying spirituality changed me into a man who loves everyone and can’t hide this fact. One who absolutely loves letting people know that they are loved. One whose family loves him and regularly shows it. A person who really knows how to enjoy life. One whose sense of humor has done a 180 and is no longer biting and vicious.
I thought that I would never again have fun because everything that I did had drinking involved.
Whether it was fishing, golfing, or riding my motorcycle, the change was from one that not only thoroughly loved doing the same activities to one that actually did them much better. One who can and does totally enjoy life.
I was able to make this transformation completely, after faking it until finally making it, by totally buying into the spiritual portion of the program.
I actually sometimes felt like I was overdoing it and then evolved further and changed into being comfortable with it and wanting to do even more. Even enjoy life instead of plotting how to end it!
What about you?
Do you really want to be Happy, Joyous, and Free? Do you really want to enjoy life? The answer is clear to me. Just embrace this very simple program that is made for complicated folks and LET it come true for us. Simply say “God, help me” and let the good times roll! This is exactly how we get the Promises to come true for us. COD, Come On Down! Thank you, God!
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