Good reminder. We have to be able to laugh and joke, but the spector of our disease will be there, waiting for us.
I am so glad I don't have to do this alone.

I am with you Lisa.

We are all only an arms length away from our next drink. But what I have between me and that drink today is.

A fellowship of men and woman. A 12 step program. A loving God. and you lovely people .

God Bless...

Lionel

I had an old friend who used to say "The disease is talking to me"

wow... a great reminder. We forgot so soon..

I forgot to add a lot of Gratitude.

Donttread I can relate to that. Take care.

God Bless...

Lionel

Too weird...I just pulled this off my nightstand to re-read!

The problems the alcoholic faces are an obsession of the mind and a disease of the body. The main one being the obsession to drink.

All these things are not necessarily the problem with the alcoholic, as a person could have many of these thoughts, ideas or beliefs and still not take a drink.

The main thoughts that the alcoholic has to be concerned about are those thoughts, ideas and beliefs that relate to their taking that first drink.

However, the alcoholic won't have to be concerned about any of those mental twists that demand a first drink as long as s/he were to become willing to grow spiritually.

Doesn't get more simple than that.

Once an interest in growing spiritually becomes the main goal of the alcoholic, and they start putting these thoughts and ideas into action, the menacing obsession to drink vanishes.

Not too Weird things like that happen to me a lot 2many. I'll be thinking about something or someone then there they are.lol

God Bless...

Lionel

I hate meetings. I don't have a Higher Power. And I don't work a 12 step program. But I do know that I can't handle alcohol and that I used to drink to escape my problems. So I quit drinking and I have worked hard to readjust my attitude toward life. I am all the happier for it. I do believe that most of us need some form of support and must make changes in our lives when we quit drinking.

"I love to catch you with the element of surprise". Temptation at its best. I always read this when it's placed in my path.

Wow Lionel, thank you for posting this! This is very powerful and I know I for one needed to see it...

Whoa I need to keep this one near. Good reminder xo

got a new one today from Intherooms on thier discussions groups where I posted the first one from here so I thought this new one is super and want to share it with hope it helps someone see that your disease is a SICK FUK!
kind of long but worth the reading.


You know who I am, You call me your friend

Wishes of misery and heartache i send

I want only to see that you are brought to your knees

I'm the devil inside you-i'm your disease

I'll invade all your thoughts,I'll take hostage your soul

I'll become your new master in total control

I'll maim your emotions, I'll run the whole game

Til your entire existence is crippled with shame

When you call me I come, sometimes in Disguise

Quite often I'll take you by total surprise

But take you I will, and just as you feared

I'll want only to hurt you with no mercy spared

If you have your own family, I'll see it destroyed

I'll steal every pleasure in life you've enjoyed

I'll not only hurt you,I'll kill if I please

I'm your worst living nightmare-I'm your disease

I bring self destruction but still you can't tell

I'll sweep you through heaven and drop you in hell

I'll chase you forever where ever you go

And when i catch you, you won't even know

I'll sometimes lay silent just waiting to strike

What's your's becomes mine, cause i take what i like

I'll take all you won and won't care who sees

I'm your constant companion-I'm your disease

If you have any honor I'll strip it away

You'll lose all your hope and forget how to pray

I'll leave you in darkness while blindly you stare

I'll reduce you to nothing and won't even care

So don't take for granted my powers sublime

I'll bend I'll break you time after time

I'll crumble your world with the greatest of ease

I'm the mad man inside you-I'm your disease

But today I'm real angry-You want to know why?

I let this whole room of addicts slip by

How did I lose you? Where did we go wrong?

One minute i had you the next you were gone

You can't just dismiss all the good times we shared

When you were alone wasn't it I who appeared?

When you sold those possessions you know you would need

Wasn't I the first one who stepped in and agreed

Now look at you bastards, your all thinking clear

You escaped with your lives when you found your way here

Only fools think they're winners when admitting defeat

It's what you must say when claiming that seat

So go ahead and surrender, if that's what you choose

But I'm not giving up, cause i can't stand to lose

So stand in your circles and pray hand in hand

For God comes to save you, Leaving one too be damned

We'll be damned all your meetings each night of the week

Be damned higher powers how ever unique

Be damned all your sayings, be damned all your cliches

Be damned every addict who back to me strays

For I know I've seen it before

Those who love misery will crawl back for more

So take comfort in knowing I'm waiting right here

But this time around you better beware

You think that your stronger or smarter this time

There's isn't a mountain or hill you can climb

We'll if that's what your thinking then you have not learned a thing

I'll knock you silly if you step back in my ring

But you say you've surrendered so what can I do?

It's sad in a way, I had big plans for you

Creating your nightmare for me was a dream

So Please don't forget me, I won't forget you

I'll stand by your side watching all that you do

I'll always be faithful so call if you please

I won't let you forget me- I am your disease

I'm tempted to post the whole four chapters of the Big Book but I will restrain myself.... :)

Oops I meant the first four, not the whole four .... actually the whole book would be so cool! Lol