Daily Reflections 9/23/2014
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Daily Reflections 9/23/2014
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"I WAS AN EXCEPTION"
He [Bill W.] said to me, gently and simply, "Do you think that you
are one of us?"
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 413
During my drinking life I was convinced I was an exception. I
thought I was beyond petty requirements and had the right to be
excused. I never realized that the dark counterbalance of my
attitude was the constant feeling that I did not "belong." At
first, in A.A., I identified with others only as an alcoholic.
What a wonderful awakening for me it has been to realize that,
if human beings were doing the best they could, then so was I!
All of the pains, confusions and joys they feel are not
exceptional, but part of my life, just as much as anybody's.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
"I WAS AN EXCEPTION"
He [Bill W.] said to me, gently and simply, "Do you think that you
are one of us?"
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 413
During my drinking life I was convinced I was an exception. I
thought I was beyond petty requirements and had the right to be
excused. I never realized that the dark counterbalance of my
attitude was the constant feeling that I did not "belong." At
first, in A.A., I identified with others only as an alcoholic.
What a wonderful awakening for me it has been to realize that,
if human beings were doing the best they could, then so was I!
All of the pains, confusions and joys they feel are not
exceptional, but part of my life, just as much as anybody's.
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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