What I knew when I came in was…“ If I picked up the one thing I would lose everything.”
Seems crazy but for us it’s reality. The phenomenon of craving sets the thing in motion. Over time, once we start our addiction, everything else goes away. My second wife never saw me drink. She did not want me going to AA. What she didn’t understand was I needed to go, because if I did not, SHE was going to be going away, along with everything else!
When we come into the rooms, fresh from our addiction, our life situation’s are usually pretty bleak. The reason, simply put, is that we no longer love ourselves and we cannot give away something we haven’t got. All SEEMS lost at that point.
The good news in recovery is that we are dealing with a spiritual malady. Coming in and becoming sober, we begin to awaken to a loving God. No longer directed by that lower power of hate that controlled our inebriated lives for so many years. If we are willing, we can receive the blessed forgiveness we so desperately need through the process of the steps to right our broken lives.
What I did not know when I came in was…
“ Put down the one thing and you can regain everything worth retaining.”
Amazing!
Don’t believe me? Just look around the rooms at those with time, who actually work the program. You can see the hope your looking for in the eyes of all the others who are just like you.
Like they say…
“ If you want what we have, just do what we do.” Don’t worry God will take care of all the rest.