Big Book Quote for 1/24/2013 - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

newby1961 · 01-24-2013, 12:20 AM

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"Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a
fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from
care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will
mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your
existence lie ahead. Thus we find the fellowship, and so will you."

~ Alcoholics Anonymous 1st Edition A Vision For You pg. 152~
c Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, INC.

Fernaceman · 01-24-2013, 04:57 AM

Release from boredom, care, or worry! Isn't that what I was looking for with drugs and booze?

paul99 · 01-24-2013, 05:28 AM

pre- and post-meeting chats, coffee dates, phone calls, meeting sponsees, meeting sponsor, service work, helping others, welcoming newcomers, being on SR...this is the kind companionship that I sought while drinking. My communion with God and the camaraderie of my fellow alcoholics is what fills that void which alcohol failed in doing so. For a borderline recluse like myself, the fellowship is something that I both feared and relished at first, and now has become a comforting and reviving thing for me. I know I am amongst those who know me, know the struggles and can turn my world around for the day with just a few words or an act. And in return I can do the same. It's a beautiful thing to be a part of, and I can't imagine not being around my fellow alcoholics.

pipparina · 01-24-2013, 06:33 AM

we are not a glum bunch

HappyDestiny3 · 01-24-2013, 01:10 PM

We can be rocketed into the 4th dimension..

KnowHope · 01-24-2013, 03:44 PM

If you're bored...you're doin' it wrong

KnowHope · 01-24-2013, 04:03 PM

Or as Mooji says, "How could all this shedding of delusion simply finish off in a state of boredom?"

stepping · 01-24-2013, 04:36 PM

100% agree! My life is full of hope now. All the hope I had when drinking was just enough to fight for something that worked to make me stop drinking and live a different life. I knew I would die if I kept up the life I was living. Thank God that he spoke to me and led me through the doors of AA and asked me to work the AA program just as hard as I worked on my drinking activity. I could not do it on my own and AA worked for me. I have not only been sober but HAPPY and at peace sober.

If you are bored scrub the floors or more nicely put volunteer

01-24-2013, 12:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
newby1961 Trudging that road. Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Seattle Wa Posts: 6,772 Blog Entries: 1	Big Book Quote for 1/24/2013 ~~~~^ BigBookQuote^~~~~ "Yes, there is a substitute and it is vastly more than that. It is a fellowship in Alcoholics Anonymous. There you will find release from care, boredom and worry. Your imagination will be fired. Life will mean something at last. The most satisfactory years of your existence lie ahead. Thus we find the fellowship, and so will you." ~ Alcoholics Anonymous 1st Edition A Vision For You pg. 152~ c Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, INC.

01-24-2013, 06:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
pipparina Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 1,226	we are not a glum bunch __________________ "The mind is its own place; it can make a hell of heaven or a heaven of hell" Milton

01-24-2013, 01:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
HappyDestiny3 Aka.. Indamiricale. :) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Dr.Bob's Neighbor Posts: 1,688	We can be rocketed into the 4th dimension.. __________________ I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that: I am responsible. BB Quotes 1st Edition.

01-24-2013, 04:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fernaceman Trudger of Happy Destiny Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 1,817	Release from boredom, care, or worry! Isn't that what I was looking for with drugs and booze?

01-24-2013, 05:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
paul99 Fellow Traveler and Seeker Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,737	pre- and post-meeting chats, coffee dates, phone calls, meeting sponsees, meeting sponsor, service work, helping others, welcoming newcomers, being on SR...this is the kind companionship that I sought while drinking. My communion with God and the camaraderie of my fellow alcoholics is what fills that void which alcohol failed in doing so. For a borderline recluse like myself, the fellowship is something that I both feared and relished at first, and now has become a comforting and reviving thing for me. I know I am amongst those who know me, know the struggles and can turn my world around for the day with just a few words or an act. And in return I can do the same. It's a beautiful thing to be a part of, and I can't imagine not being around my fellow alcoholics.

01-24-2013, 03:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
KnowHope Recoveringed Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Thump Posts: 411	If you're bored...you're doin' it wrong

01-24-2013, 04:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
KnowHope Recoveringed Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Thump Posts: 411	Or as Mooji says, "How could all this shedding of delusion simply finish off in a state of boredom?"

01-24-2013, 04:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
stepping stepping on my way... Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,073	100% agree! My life is full of hope now. All the hope I had when drinking was just enough to fight for something that worked to make me stop drinking and live a different life. I knew I would die if I kept up the life I was living. Thank God that he spoke to me and led me through the doors of AA and asked me to work the AA program just as hard as I worked on my drinking activity. I could not do it on my own and AA worked for me. I have not only been sober but HAPPY and at peace sober. If you are bored scrub the floors or more nicely put volunteer

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