AA Thought for the Day

July 28, 2002

Control

Most of us have been unwilling to admit
we were real alcoholics.
No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally
different from his fellows.
Therefore, it is not surprising
that our drinking careers have been characterized
by countless vain attempts to prove
we could drink like other people.
The idea that somehow, someday he will control
and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession
of every abnormal drinker.
The persistence of this illusion is astonishing.
Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 30, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

When a person tries to control their drinking
they have already lost control.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust.


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