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 mercy and blessings that shine through any problem I have to face.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Hey Doll: This kind of ties in with the stuff you mentioned in your post.....We're now facing life as grownups! Who'd a believed that!!! Lani
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"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have. "
