[Sheryl85]

Originally Posted by jlo34

Carol,
Thanks for that listing. I could've surely used that a year or two ago. I had all of those "signs and symptoms" and I nearly drank after 13 years sober. I am so grateful that I hadn't forgotten EVERYTHING I learned in AA. The things that really saved me...the fact that I continued going consistently to meetings, very honest at tables, knowing I was in trouble and reaching out, and my knowledge that my HP loves me.

I was able to see many miracles at work, thankfully. I nearly gave up everything though and there did come a time when only my HP could save me, and thankfully, He did.

Great reminder, may I always remember, today, that my sobriety is life and death. May I never forget it's importance and the tools I've learned in my sobriety. May I continiue to reach out to others and ask God for help and guidance.

Jen

Jen, what I ought to do is put my name on your quote...

I hit that lucky year 13 and did the same darn thing. This program has been a lifesaver more than once for me. I wish I had had the benefit of reading that article before I endured all the pain that I did. Then again, maybe not, because who knows if I would have found the appreciation for the program and its people that I feel today.

For everyone who has ever suffered from the effects of the sting of complacency, what was written by Carol and Jen will seem all too familiar. I shudder to think what would have happened to me if my loving HP hadn’t intervened in my life and placed a suffering alcoholic/addict smack dab in the middle of my life to ask for my help. I was the one who benefited the most. (It’s a selfish program so I can say that.) Since that time I have been more vigilant to look at those subtle signs of insanity to re-emerge and to take the action and perform the maintenance necessary to keep it at bay for another day.

My prayer today is that we all have the blessings to safely emerge from that coldest, darkest, loneliest place on earth…stuck inside ourselves. I have found that in cases like that we are in the company of a potential murderer.

Thanks for the reminder...