AA Thought for the Day - May 28, 2015

AA Thought for the Day
(courtesy AA-Alive.net)

May 28, 2015

"Reasons"
Like most alcoholics, I used all the usual "reasons" for not stopping drinking: "I won't be able to sleep at night";
"My life will be too boring if I quit drinking"; "If I stop, people will think I have a problem" (no need to worry; they already knew).
But I had one real reason that kept me from stopping: I knew that if I did quit drinking,
I would almost certainly have to begin looking into myself, and I was very much afraid of what I would find. . .
Yet, like most alcoholic fears, this one proved to be false.
- AA Around the World, p. 83

Thought to Ponder . . .
If we want to quit drinking, we are going to have to quit drinking.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .
F E A R = False Events Appearing Real.

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Blessings in sobriety to all,
In love and service,
joanna b
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