AA Thought for the Day

March 18, 2006

Problems

I remember telling a friend years ago
that I didn't have a drinking problem.
I had a stopping problem. We laughed.
It was true, but there was something else going on,
something that never occurred to me
until I came to AA.
I didn't just have a stopping problem.
I had a starting problem too.
No matter how often I stopped, or for how long,
I always started drinking again.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, pp. 372-373, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

If I want to quit drinking,
I am going to have to quit drinking.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

O D A A T = One Day At A Time.


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