AA Thought for the Day

November 30, 2002

Lucky

I was one of those "lucky" ones
who glided through life without major disasters.
For the last twenty years of my drinking career,
I was drunk almost every night;
I often went to bed unconscious and woke up sick...
Over that twenty years,
I managed to strip all sense of worth from myself,
and to damage my relationships with the people I loved...
Finally, the world started closing in around me.
I hated myself.
I was ashamed of the things I was doing,
in pain every day...
My marriage was hurting,
my employers were taking a close look at me;
I was risking arrest almost every time I drove...
At this point, somehow through the grace of God,
I found the courage to ask for help.
At my first AA meeting, I knew I was in the right place.

Reprinted from Box 1980: The AA Grapevine, November 2002, pp. 18-19. Reprinted with permission of The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

Break out of your shell and join us!


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

Y A N A = You Are Not Alone.


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