It is what it is
When I came into the rooms in 1996 we were given the 1 in 33 statistic for recovery. That wasn't just for people who went to AA, it was a general statistic for all alcoholics everywhere. Pretty bleak, downright scary, but true.
We were also told that if you stayed in the rooms and found the program that worked for you, it really came down to just you. You were either going to be 1 of 1 or 0 for 1. So like anything in life you had a 50-50 chance of recovery. A 50-50 chance of the miracle happening that the BB talks about. And that is all that really mattered. Who couldn't live with that? Those were the only odds that counted to me.
And so I have worked my program for 21 years. 21 years of one day at a time. Enjoying that miracle every single day... .