Our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now. If you have decided you want what we have and are willing to go to any length to get it -then you are ready to take certain steps.
At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier, softer way. But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of you to be fearless and thorough from the very start. Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely.
you can find excuses every single day,sweeti. youve been doing that since youve been here. many people here have been going through quite similar experiences as you have during your time here with one exception- not using the experiences as excuses to drink.
i think thats because they decided to fight for their lives. decided to try something new because their was wasnt workin. they started facing life on lifes terms and ask how to do that when things got tough. they trudged through some serious crap,too. deaths of loved ones,divorces, houses falling apart, loss of jobs,..... ya know- that lif e on lifes terms stuff the majority of the world does without drinking yet we just didnt know how.
until we learned.
sweeti, youre the only one the excuses are working for any more and i dont think even you believe the excuses any more.
now, hows about that big book and meetings again?