Originally Posted by
OklaBH 
A guy at one of my meetings says every time "and Im so glad Im an alcoholic" I thought he was being sarcastic. He says without the disease he would have never found God. That is powerful.
I don't think I would have turned to God if it wasn't for the desperation of alcoholism. For that, I am grateful.
So you could say I am grateful for being a recovering alcoholic.
Glad, though ? Not at the moment. Time will tell on that one.