Originally Posted by laurie6781
There are many "Non Christians" in AA. Be they Athiest, Agnostic, Buddhist, Muslim, etc
When you hear the word God, train your mind to think of this:
G.O.D. = Good Orderly Direction
or
G.O.D. = Group Of Drunks
As an implicit atheist, the above works for me. I've learned the hard lesson that if I am not true to myself, all my recovery efforts will be of no use to me. In active addiction I was a fraud and a shell of a man. One of my first tasks in early recovery was to discover what made me feel alive, what was my passion, what will I live for. I knew all to well what it was to live a lie, so discovering my truth was of the most importance. And the truth is I'm an atheist and being as that is is no hindrance to my ability to live drug/alcohol free.