AA Thought for the Day

[BikerBill8]

AA Thought for the Day


June 14, 2005

Grateful

Now I can truly say that I am a grateful alcoholic.
Had I not become a drunk,
I would have become another sober but sad statistic.
At seventy-five I would be a lonely, unproductive old woman,
watching TV, doing needlepoint, in my home
without friends, and sinking further and further
into an old age depression.
As it is, AA has filled my days with friends, laughter,
growth, and the feeling of worth
that is rooted in constructive activity
My faith in, and contact with, my Higher Power
shines more brightly than I dreamed it could.
c. 2001 AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 543
With permission, Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.




Thought to Ponder . . .

Look back and be grateful,
look ahead and be hopeful,
look around and be helpful.

[collinsmi]

If I hadn't made a mess of my life through active alcoholism, I wouldn't have sought out God or this way of life.