Admitting that I am an alcoholic. An
alcoholic who can not drink successfully.
Accepting that I am someone amongst
many who has an illness, an addiction
to a poison, controlling substance that
kept me sick.
I was taught the AA program of recovery
24yrs ago when family intervened on me
and placing me into the hands of those
who are capable of teaching me how to
live life one day at a time incorporating
a program of recovery in all areas of my
life.
I listened, learned, absorbed and applied
this program of recovery each day, willing
to do whatever I needed to do to the best
of my ability to stay sober.
All those folks I hung on to listening to
How It Works, reading it, absorbing it,
following in their footsteps quietly,
anonymously for so long until things
began to make sense.
Then I truly began to believe that if all
those members could and would remain
sober each day by following the steps
and principles as well remaining teachable
then so could I.
Many times I wanted to do things in life
my own way to only get burned so to
speak on a stove top, to finally learned
those hard lessons to realize that I needed
help by asking.
I opened my ears, opened my heart,
became teachable, followed directions
and suggestions and applied it to my
life.
Find someone that you can relate to
at ur meeting and follow them in their
actions as they guide you to a freedom
and serenity in recovery you will enjoy
for yrs to come.