AA Thought for the Day

December 14, 2005

The 'If' Trap

Alcoholism respects no ifs.
It does not go away, not for a week, for a day,
or even for an hour, leaving us nonalcoholic
and able to drink again on some special occasion
or for some extraordinary reason --
not even if it is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration,
or if a big sorrow hits us,
or if it rains in Spain or the stars fall on Alabama.
Alcoholism is for us unconditional,
with no dispensations available at any price.

Reprinted from Living Sober, Page 63, with permission of A.A. World
Services, Inc.