Fear Profits No Man
April 6, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Yes, heard at a meeting…
“Pain shared in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous is cut in half; Joy shared in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous is doubled!”
Also heard in meetings and known, by personal experience, to be true…
More reality from the Daily Reflection;
“When I stopped drinking I began a lifetime process of recovery from unruly emotions, painful relationships, and unmanageable situations.”
Positively.
“This process is too much for most of us without help from a Higher Power and our friends in the Fellowship.”
Most of us? Sure have a sense of uniqueness from that statement, though I’m certain I’m not alone, I’m also certain to be envious of anyone who CAN do it without a Higher Power and our Fellowship!
“When I began working the Steps of the A.A. program, many of these tangled threads unraveled but, little by little, the most broken places of my life straightened out.”
Little by little, little by slowly, little by “if it was any slower,” frozen molasses would flow uphill.
“I began to experience moments of contentment. My emotions became less volatile. I am now once again a part of the human family.”
Brief, very brief, moments of contentment. Don’t forget – “The Lord Giveth and The Lord Taketh Away.” Bad frame of mind…
I was given a prayer at my last retreat “Thank You God for what You have given me ,for what You have taken away and for what You have left .” Boy did that put it into terms I could understand .
Heard at a beginners meeting last nite , “I can t drink like a grown up ” said by a retread with 3 months , and your humble chair person said ” did you just say like a grown up”? and she smiled slightly and I said “get that idea of {if only I where different I could drink like an adult } , after we opened it up boy did things get good , someone shared how they drank themselves into a alcoholic coma and was on a vent for at least three months with a great view of Manhattan , now this person still feels the effects of this everyday from voice trouble and so on , what made this so powerful was this person never really share in the group because of the stain to her voice but with all she had heard from people going out and thinking they can some how make it back in was ridiculous , and was nt it enough that she had suffered so . I then had to take the floor and say loudly “DO WE NEED ANY MORE THIS WITH THE DOCTOR’S OPINON SHOULD DO IT BY RIGHTS WE SHOULD NOT DRINK ANYMORE BUT THE ALCOHOLIC IS LIKE DOUTING THOMAS we must feel the pain in order to cry , to I an cry with out the pain ”
Oh yes and just one more thing have you heard
I Thank God I dont Have a Higher Power .
Think about it ,,,,,,,,,,,,
I thank God I don’t have a Higher Power?
You’re kidding… really?
I think I’d rather not think about that.