Not My First Rodeo
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Not My First Rodeo
Not My First Rodeo
I am new to this forum; let me start by saying hello.
I am not new to the twelve step programs; I have been listening and learning for about 30 years.
The first several years were because of courts, family, and employers.
When I realized I was powerless, I knew where the recovery toolbox was.
I used the tools that I needed to quit drinking, but I never built anything spiritually.
I assembled thirteen years of not drinking, on a foundation that was planning my next drink.
I thought I could drink responsibly at home after I retired. I could not.
Imagine being a threat to yourself and to society in your own basement.
It is not that I did not have a higher power; unfortunately, I thought it was me.
I have long list that I can go to of what is my will for me.
Today it is amazing to me, that if I maintain my conscious contact with god, on a daily basis, and do what I believe to be god's will for me,
I find the serenity that I have been searching for all these years.
This is where I must humble myself, and work god's will.
ACCEPTANCE –COURAGE –CHANGE
Thanks for letting me share, LOOK
I am new to this forum; let me start by saying hello.
I am not new to the twelve step programs; I have been listening and learning for about 30 years.
The first several years were because of courts, family, and employers.
When I realized I was powerless, I knew where the recovery toolbox was.
I used the tools that I needed to quit drinking, but I never built anything spiritually.
I assembled thirteen years of not drinking, on a foundation that was planning my next drink.
I thought I could drink responsibly at home after I retired. I could not.
Imagine being a threat to yourself and to society in your own basement.
It is not that I did not have a higher power; unfortunately, I thought it was me.
I have long list that I can go to of what is my will for me.
Today it is amazing to me, that if I maintain my conscious contact with god, on a daily basis, and do what I believe to be god's will for me,
I find the serenity that I have been searching for all these years.
This is where I must humble myself, and work god's will.
ACCEPTANCE –COURAGE –CHANGE
Thanks for letting me share, LOOK
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Originally Posted by look4billw 
Not My First Rodeo
I am new to this forum; let me start by saying hello.
I am not new to the twelve step programs; I have been listening and learning for about 30 years.
The first several years were because of courts, family, and employers.
When I realized I was powerless, I knew where the recovery toolbox was.
I used the tools that I needed to quit drinking, but I never built anything spiritually.
I assembled thirteen years of not drinking, on a foundation that was planning my next drink.
I thought I could drink responsibly at home after I retired. I could not.
Imagine being a threat to yourself and to society in your own basement.
It is not that I did not have a higher power; unfortunately, I thought it was me.
I have long list that I can go to of what is my will for me.
Today it is amazing to me, that if I maintain my conscious contact with god, on a daily basis, and do what I believe to be god's will for me,
I find the serenity that I have been searching for all these years.
This is where I must humble myself, and work god's will.
ACCEPTANCE –COURAGE –CHANGE
Thanks for letting me share, LOOK
I am new to this forum; let me start by saying hello.
I am not new to the twelve step programs; I have been listening and learning for about 30 years.
The first several years were because of courts, family, and employers.
When I realized I was powerless, I knew where the recovery toolbox was.
I used the tools that I needed to quit drinking, but I never built anything spiritually.
I assembled thirteen years of not drinking, on a foundation that was planning my next drink.
I thought I could drink responsibly at home after I retired. I could not.
Imagine being a threat to yourself and to society in your own basement.
It is not that I did not have a higher power; unfortunately, I thought it was me.
I have long list that I can go to of what is my will for me.
Today it is amazing to me, that if I maintain my conscious contact with god, on a daily basis, and do what I believe to be god's will for me,
I find the serenity that I have been searching for all these years.
This is where I must humble myself, and work god's will.
ACCEPTANCE –COURAGE –CHANGE
Thanks for letting me share, LOOK
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I assembled thirteen years of not drinking, on a foundation that was planning my next drink.
that's rich! Wasn't 13 years for me, but I managed to put a few together, and indeed, through the pristine vision of retrospect, I see where I was cultivating a foundation for relapse.
Relapse I did.................
It does feel much different this time, largely, for me, its an honesty issue. I hung on to too many secrets last time;
Today, I'm an open book.
glad you're here
~d
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