God Opened The Gates Of Hell
February 11, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Because there is “One who has all power,” I can look back today and believe that on the day I came strolling in to Alcoholics Anonymous God had opened the gates of hell and
LET ME OUT!!!
A free man… a free child of His… and I will be forever grateful.
This picture was taken a “number” of years ago lol. You’d never know, unless you’re here, how well I clean up 
but I have.
Nope, don’t quite look like that anymore. Can you believe that, until recently, I was wearing some really nice Hart Schaffner and Marx suits to work? Miracles. God works miracles…
Oh, btw, I’m the one waaaaay in the back by the tree (haha). Oh, and this is St. Patrick’s Day, 2002 in Savannah. My best friend and I had gotten new ink the day before.
From page 28 in AA’s 12&12;
“Any number of A.A.’s can say to the drifter, “Yes, we were diverted from our childhood faith, too. The overconfidence of youth was too much for us. Of course, we were glad that good home and religious training had given us certain values. We were still sure that we ought to be fairly honest, tolerant, and just, and that we ought to be ambitious and hardworking. We became convinced that such simple rules of fair play and decency would be enough.”
Today is the second anniversary of the day I put down my last cigarette – yeah!
congratulations Mark! yeah!! indeed. God works miracles.
Thanks Gloria… I still “owe” you a blurb on my nose cancer don’t I? Sorry – I’ve been a bit disjointed eh?
no problem Mark! whenever you can…
Congrats on the 2 years, Mark.
That made me think. It’s been 16 months for me.
WTG dAAve!!!
wow….wow…..that picture just humbled me, jk
see ya at the coffeehouse this week
congrats !!
Oh…..
My…..
God!…..
Something humbled you???
LMAO
Hi Mark, I don’t comment much, but I read often. Congrats on your 2-year mark.
Thanks Gabrielle!
Great quote from the 12&12 page 28. The Big Book also comments on the same idea:
‘If a new code of morals or a better philosophy of life were sufficient to overcome alcoholism, many of us would have recovered long ago.” 44:14
Congratulations on your two years off cigarettes.