AA Thought for the Day

June 22, 2007

Forgiveness

The hardest thing I had to deal with in sobriety
was my own anger and the violence I had lived through
in my childhood.
I had forgiven those involved as best I could
but the mind seems never to forget.
I had gratefully received years of outside help because I was told
that my drinking was only the symptom of deeper troubles.
Yet despite the help of many professionals,
I know I would never have recovered from violence and alcoholism
without AA's Twelve Steps,
which are uniquely tailored for people like me.

Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 397, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.


Thought to Ponder....

Forgiveness: Giving up on the hope that the past will change.


Recovery Related Acronym

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S T E P S = Solutions To Every Problem in Sobriety.


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