Although I can barely recall anything about that [first] meeting, I heard two things I have never forgotten.
The first was, "You don't have to drink again."
This was a total revelation to me. For a long time, I had believed that alcohol was one of the few positive things left in my life.
I looked forward to my first drink every evening and thought that alcohol was holding my life together. I had to drink to survive, let alone to have any comfort.
Yet here were people who had been in the same boat telling me that I didn't have to drink. I don't think I believed them that night, but it gave me enough hope to quit drinking the rest of the day.
The second thing I heard was "You don't have to be alone anymore."
This too was a revelation.
Alcoholics Anonymous, pp.364-365
If I don't drink today,
I have the hope of a tomorrow.
Y A N A = You Are Not Alone.
~~ @@ ~~
No comments:
Post a Comment