Originally Posted by
tomsteve 
i ran into a few issues. tossed out by my fiance,good friend dieing of cancer, bank account problems, car broke down,diagnosed with cancer, mom having dimentia and i being her caregiver and living with me,friend committing suicide,mom dieing, friend dieing of alcoholism..... just to name a few of the issues.
none of it a drink would help.
as far as drinking-that doesnt happen on a sober journey
In the AA big book we talk about undergoing a profound change in our reaction to life as the result of taking the steps and having a spiritual experience. Our drinking was not controlled by external events, it was our normal reaction to whatever life threw up, good bad or indifferent.
Consider the list that Tomsteve put up. These kind of things will happen to all of us. What will our reaction be?
Alcoholic mind: Drink
Recovered mind: React sanely and normally, do what normal people would do, a drink doesn't even register as an option.