rosie readandpost
01-13-2005, 01:38 PM
January 13, 2005
Daily Reflections
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily
reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85
The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: "If I just don't
drink, everything will be all right." Once the fog cleared for me, I
saw -- for the first time -- the mess my life had become. I had
family,
work, financial and legal problems; I was hung up on old religious
ideas; there were sides of my character to which I was inclined to
stay blind
because they easily could have convinced me that I was hopeless and
pushed me toward escape again. The Big Book guided me in
resolving all of my problems. But it didn't happen overnight -- and
certainly not automatically -- with no effort on my part. I need
always to
recognize God's (HP's)* mercy and blessings that shine through any
problem
I have to face.
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* my addition
Daily Reflections
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily
reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85
The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: "If I just don't
drink, everything will be all right." Once the fog cleared for me, I
saw -- for the first time -- the mess my life had become. I had
family,
work, financial and legal problems; I was hung up on old religious
ideas; there were sides of my character to which I was inclined to
stay blind
because they easily could have convinced me that I was hopeless and
pushed me toward escape again. The Big Book guided me in
resolving all of my problems. But it didn't happen overnight -- and
certainly not automatically -- with no effort on my part. I need
always to
recognize God's (HP's)* mercy and blessings that shine through any
problem
I have to face.
************************************************** *********
* my addition