Big Book Quote - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

**CarolD** · 09-19-2009, 11:17 AM

*~*~*~*~*^ Big Book Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family
back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come
back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his
recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his
relationship with God. We have seen men get well whose families have
not returned at all. We have seen others slip when the family came
back too soon."

~Alcoholics Anonymous, 1st. Edition,
Working With Others, pg. 99~

tricky164 · 09-19-2009, 04:57 PM

i really love this program.

i made amends to my family and they just did not want to know, there not in my life today and thats ok, what i did was clear my side of the street and once a month i send a postcard just saying " still clean and sober". only when they are ready will they forgive. in the mean time i stay in the middle of the program and god does for me what i can not do for myself. ("easy does it") with them.

09-19-2009, 11:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Serene In Dixie Posts: 34,835	Big Book Quote ~~~~^ Big Book Quote ^~~~~ "Let no alcoholic say he cannot recover unless he has his family back. This just isn't so. In some cases the wife will never come back for one reason or another. Remind the prospect that his recovery is not dependent upon people. It is dependent upon his relationship with God. We have seen men get well whose families have not returned at all. We have seen others slip when the family came back too soon." ~Alcoholics Anonymous, 1st. Edition, Working With Others, pg. 99~ __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery!

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09-19-2009, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
tricky164 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: london, england Posts: 187	i really love this program. i made amends to my family and they just did not want to know, there not in my life today and thats ok, what i did was clear my side of the street and once a month i send a postcard just saying " still clean and sober". only when they are ready will they forgive. in the mean time i stay in the middle of the program and god does for me what i can not do for myself. ("easy does it") with them.

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