AA Thought for the Day

June 18, 2007

Obsession

As the evening wore on I began to be bored.
The jug kept going around and finally someone said,
"Bill, this is applejack, Jersey Lightning. Better have one."
I suddenly realized that in all my drinking career
I had never had any Jersey Lightning.
I said, "Boys, one little shot won't hurt me." . . .
In that moment my insane obsession seized me once again.
There followed three days of complete oblivion;
then my new business partners called me on the phone
and told me the deal was off.
And now I really began to lose hope.
- Bill W.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, Page 56, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

The Seven T's -- Take Time To Think The Thing Through.


Recovery Related Acronym

Coffee Pot

H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.


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