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Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
February 2, 2015
Double-edged Sword
The tyrant alcohol wielded a double-edged sword over us: first we were smitten by an insane urge that condemned us to go on drinking,
and then by an allergy of the body that insured we would ultimately destroy ourselves in the practice.
Few indeed were those who, so assailed, had ever won through in singlehanded combat.
It was a statistical fact that alcoholics almost never recovered on their own resources.
And this had been true, apparently, ever since man had first crushed grapes.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 22
Thought to Ponder . . .
I couldn't recover from alcoholism by fighting intoxication; but rather by choosing sobriety.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
P R I D E = Personal Recovery Involves Defeating Ego.
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)
February 2, 2015
Double-edged Sword
The tyrant alcohol wielded a double-edged sword over us: first we were smitten by an insane urge that condemned us to go on drinking,
and then by an allergy of the body that insured we would ultimately destroy ourselves in the practice.
Few indeed were those who, so assailed, had ever won through in singlehanded combat.
It was a statistical fact that alcoholics almost never recovered on their own resources.
And this had been true, apparently, ever since man had first crushed grapes.
- Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 22
Thought to Ponder . . .
I couldn't recover from alcoholism by fighting intoxication; but rather by choosing sobriety.
AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
P R I D E = Personal Recovery Involves Defeating Ego.
Thanks to all of you for
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message.
Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
dailythought@aa-alive.org
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