Often in the rooms I hear other introduce themselves as a grateful alcoholic. Grateful I thought, what’s grateful about being an alcoholic?
I have enjoyed a lot of sober time to ponder this question, and I have the answer…
After spending nearly twenty years under the influence, by God Grace I came into the rooms of A.A. Had I continued on, even if I could have maintained some level of “reasonable” drinking and or drugging, what kind of life would I have had? I can tell you exactly what type of life that would be. A black and white life of low level misery, never able to truly see the world around me or all God had blessed me with.
Without sobriety there is no clarity, only anxiety. There is no real gain only loss, and a very bitter end with the realization that your life had really amounted to nothing.
What’s all this about?
Simply cleaning up our lives through the steps, and believe it or not, being able to rest each moment in the presence of God. Sound amazing? It is!
So.. grateful, oh yeah.