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bluidkiti · 10-12-2023, 06:26 AM

October 12

Living by Design

I love AA. It saved my life. When I was in the military, I found I could go to meetings anyplace in the world - walk in and say, "Hi, my name is Mike, and I'm an alcoholic."

The program is designed for living, and if I live by that design, I live a good life. It works for me, because I want to be sober today more than I want to drink. And believe me, I wanted to drink every day.

The first ten years of my sobriety were in and out. I didn't drink, but I didn't surrender to God all the time. I came the closest I ever came to drinking again in 1994, when I was in a very sick relationship. Fortunately for me, I had friends in AA who dragged me aside and asked, "What the hell are you doing? Are you trying to get drunk? Because you're headed that way."

Thanks to them, I was able to end the toxic relationship and get back on the path to recovery where I belonged.

I will think of recovery as a verb - it is ongoing and fluid, something I practice every day.

~Mike F., U.S. Navy, 1959–1965/1972–1990

Today's reading is from the book Leave No One Behind: Daily meditations for Military Service Members and Veterans in Recovery*

10-12-2023, 06:26 AM	#12
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 71,370	October 12 Living by Design I love AA. It saved my life. When I was in the military, I found I could go to meetings anyplace in the world - walk in and say, "Hi, my name is Mike, and I'm an alcoholic." The program is designed for living, and if I live by that design, I live a good life. It works for me, because I want to be sober today more than I want to drink. And believe me, I wanted to drink every day. The first ten years of my sobriety were in and out. I didn't drink, but I didn't surrender to God all the time. I came the closest I ever came to drinking again in 1994, when I was in a very sick relationship. Fortunately for me, I had friends in AA who dragged me aside and asked, "What the hell are you doing? Are you trying to get drunk? Because you're headed that way." Thanks to them, I was able to end the toxic relationship and get back on the path to recovery where I belonged. I will think of recovery as a verb - it is ongoing and fluid, something I practice every day. ~Mike F., U.S. Navy, 1959–1965/1972–1990 Today's reading is from the book Leave No One Behind: Daily meditations for Military Service Members and Veterans in Recovery* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.