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-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:44, 2006-07-19

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It does work if you work it. Amen to that. Have a good day!!

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A.A. also stands for Attitude Adjustment and it is not just about living life without alcohol - it is about living life sober.  With this program it can be done as said in previous replies. 


Later - Jeannie



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Yeah, it is work. I used to resent that! Today I look forward to it. I think I may even be growing up! AMEN to all those Amens!  I love my Life.  Paul

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I always chuckle when a newcomer joins us and wants to tweak the program for us, because they just know how much better it could be if only...


I chuckle because I came in the same way.  I just knew why certain things wouldn't work for me.  And I just knew why certain things would work better for you if you would just listen to me. 


I lasted 9 months like that, then had a sip of vodka.  Yep, that was my impressive "slip".  I call it my convincer, because the one thing I wanted to do more than anything else was to not drink, and it was the one thing I was unable to do. 


Since that time I learned to take the suggestions, even if I didn't believe they would work.  Because I saw that my way clearly did not work and a lot of you had found something that did. I think had it been suggested that the only way to stay sober was to run down the middle of Main Street buck naked, I would have done it.  Thankfully it wasn't!


Instead of picking apart everything I didn't think would work for me, I just started trying the suggestions.  Instead of arguing every point, I just started doing. 


Here's the amazing thing - IT WORKED!!!!!!  All without the opinions and arguments and tweaking of Karen! 


Today I love the program of Alcoholics Anonymous just as it is.  Without it, I would be likely still drinking, definitely still miserable and without a life.  A lot of people say that AA saved their lives.  AA gave me my life. 


Thanks Toni!


Karen



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-- Edited by Toni Baloney at 11:46, 2006-07-19

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