Just wanted to share my meeting of today with you, The Topic was on The Message of Hope.
Heard so many wonderful shares on the subject. That no matter how far down the scale we have gone with the Active Disease of Alcoholism, the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous give us just that, the message of Hope.
And if you are still suffering with the Disease, in or out of the rooms, I believe that it is in the sitting in those meetings where, we are living the message of Hope. Might not feel like it, in the beginning, that was how I experienced my first year, was too riddled with the Fear of returning to the drinking, with a 10 year relapse record, and on my first AA Birthday, in a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, I could feel the love and happiness from those that I had sat there with for one year. And my first glimpse of Hope, that I too, could do this, along with the others, in this WE Program. So I was living in the Hope, even though I could not feel it, until my 1st Birthday, in AA.
I am now looking forward to celebrating another Birthday in the Program that saved my life. For a coulple of years, I was actually kind of afraid of AA Birthdays, that called for celebration, but after working through the 12 Steps of Recovery a few times, my confidence grew in the simple knowledge of my not picking up a Drink, one day at a time, and learning to trust God, trust the Program, and then trust myself, in that order.
There have been a couple of people here that are really struggling with their own Demons of Alcoholism, and just want to say that it is, in my opinion, the act of putting butt in chair, that will turn this horrible Disease into a new feeling of HOPE, and if your fears are overwhelming in the beginning, you are living in that Hope, even if you cannot feel that.
Hope that you will go to AA, and keep going back, one day at a time, and not pick up a drink in between. Outside help if you need that. But the ones that have been posting that are still suffering with this Disease have been on my mind, and in my heart a lot lately, and just wanted to share my noon meeting with you.
From a former Hopeless Drunk, into a Recovering Alcoholic, that Thanks God each day for the Gift of Sobriety, and the Message of Hope, that is there for ALL of us in this WE Program. You are NOT Alone.
Thanx for the share Toni! Every meeting I hear the message of hope! To me it's a message of overcoming difficulties and striving to become a better person with a positive value system. That's just the way I see it! Without meetings I'd be a lost, hopeless drunk, travelling that downward spiral into oblivion. Kinda harsh but oh, so, trueeeeeee!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing your meeting with us, Toni Baloney. I coulodn't get to one today, and I am glad I got to 'sit in' on your re-cap from today.
One day at a time, I too feel like a completely different person. Even when crabby and dissatisfied, all it takes is a little AA and I am directed back toward my Higher Power and what I can be grateful for today.
I wanted to say, also, that I think of and pray for each and every person who posts here who is struggling... my heart goes out for you and I hold on to the hope that each person will make it through and into the healing helping hands of AA.
