Originally Posted by
NoelleR 
'One day at a time' is NOT a main theme of AA. There's nothing in AA literature that says anything close to that. It comes from the second verse of the Serenity Prayer................: Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time...
In other words, 'one day at a time' is how we live our life, not how we quit drinking, which we do as per the BB.....for good and all.
I'm sorry you don't hear 'recovered' in your AA rooms.............it's straight from the book.
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P.S. and btw, I certainly 'can' drink; I choose not to.
Maybe this shows how AA is done a bit differently in different locations because in my area not drinking one day at a time is certainly a main theme in every meeting. I hear it said at least a dozen times a meeting from new folks to old time Big Book thumpers.
To me, if you are living life one day at a time then you are also not drinking one day at a time so I don't see the difference there.
We all perceive things differently but as long as we relate enough to help each other not drink and not be miserable is what matters.