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Tommyh · 01-06-2009, 01:30 PM

Most of my life,I had the desire to drink.We call it the obsession in AA.
When the dark times of life hit,I drank thru it.When the good times of life hit,I drank thru it.Then I hit a bottom,and surrendered.I got into the big book as my sponsor strongly suggested and my life changed so fast,I sometimes felt like I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn`t dreaming.Since those early days of sobriety,I have had many good days,and some tough ones.Life is going to happen even if we are sober.
One thing I have noticed thru it all is the desire to stay sober and not return to the old ways.Then it hit me,thats another one of Gods gifts to me,when He removed the obsession to drink,I believe it was replaced with a gift,a desire to stay sober and get out in life and live.I never had that desire before like it is today.It grows.When those storms of life pass today,that gift helps me to be even more grateful to the Giver of the Gift.

So,tell me,whats your thoughts of the desire to stay sober today?Is it a small thing or a large thing to you today?

01-06-2009, 01:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tommyh Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: N.C. Posts: 18,395	The Desire to stay sober vs the obsession Most of my life,I had the desire to drink.We call it the obsession in AA. When the dark times of life hit,I drank thru it.When the good times of life hit,I drank thru it.Then I hit a bottom,and surrendered.I got into the big book as my sponsor strongly suggested and my life changed so fast,I sometimes felt like I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn`t dreaming.Since those early days of sobriety,I have had many good days,and some tough ones.Life is going to happen even if we are sober. One thing I have noticed thru it all is the desire to stay sober and not return to the old ways.Then it hit me,thats another one of Gods gifts to me,when He removed the obsession to drink,I believe it was replaced with a gift,a desire to stay sober and get out in life and live.I never had that desire before like it is today.It grows.When those storms of life pass today,that gift helps me to be even more grateful to the Giver of the Gift. So,tell me,whats your thoughts of the desire to stay sober today?Is it a small thing or a large thing to you today?