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"At the beginning we sacrificed alcohol.
We had to, or it would have killed us.
But we couldn't get rid of alcohol
unless we made other sacrifices.
Big-shotism and phony thinking had to go.
We had to toss self-justification, self-pity,
and anger right out the window.
We had to quit the crazy contest for personal prestige
and big bank balances.
We had to take personal responsibility for our sorry state
and quit blaming others for it.
Were these sacrifices? Yes, they were.
To gain enough humility and self-respect
to stay alive at all we had to give up
what had really been our dearest possessions -
our ambitions and our illegitimate pride."
Bill W., January 1955
1988AAGrapevine, The Language of the Heart, p. 210
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Thought to Consider . . .
Sobriety is a journey, not a destination
We had to, or it would have killed us.
But we couldn't get rid of alcohol
unless we made other sacrifices.
Big-shotism and phony thinking had to go.
We had to toss self-justification, self-pity,
and anger right out the window.
We had to quit the crazy contest for personal prestige
and big bank balances.
We had to take personal responsibility for our sorry state
and quit blaming others for it.
Were these sacrifices? Yes, they were.
To gain enough humility and self-respect
to stay alive at all we had to give up
what had really been our dearest possessions -
our ambitions and our illegitimate pride."
Bill W., January 1955
1988AAGrapevine, The Language of the Heart, p. 210
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Thought to Consider . . .
Sobriety is a journey, not a destination
To this day I remember a lady with a lot of sobriety that is no longer on this planet would always say this deal is not about the destination its all about the journey. In my mind as I sit here I hear her say just that.
To recovery everyone..
The pride is a biggie for me. It was all I could do to walk back into a meeting and raise my hand when the chairperson asked "Is there anyone here just coming back?" Hmmmmm, couldn't I just sit in the back and listen?? No, I could not, for if I did, I would surely not be sitting here with coffee instead of a glass of booze today.
I raised my hand that day, and have been raising it ever since. Is it tough for me? Yes. Has it gotten easier? Yes, it has. And there are many times my pride gets in the way of progress. But the baby steps help. What the hell am I so afraid of anyway?
Where there is fear there is no room for love. I must tell myself that 100 times a day. :)
~Chris