AA Thought for the Day

October 12, 2006

Nutcracker

We know that the newcomer has to "hit bottom";
otherwise, not much can happen.
Because we are drunks who understand him,
we can use at depth
the nutcracker of the-obsession-plus-the-allergy
as a tool of such power that it can shatter his ego.
Only thus can he be convinced
that on his own unaided resources
he has little or no chance.

Reprinted from As Bill Sees It, Page 118, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

I would rather go through life sober,
believing I am an alcoholic, than go through life drunk,
trying to convince myself that I am not.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

B U T = Being Unconvinced Totally.


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