'Someone'

In those days I had no one to whom I might take my troubles.
Today I have.
Today I have Someone who will always hear me;
I have a warm fellowship among men who understand my problems;
I have tasks to do and am glad to do them,
to see others who are alcoholics
and to help them in any way I can to become sober men.
I took my last drink in 1937.

~ Jim S., Akron, Ohio, early member~
- Experience, Strength and Hope, pp. 276-77

Perspective

Your perspective will change your perception.

Your perception will change your experience.

Your experience is your life.

Miracles

Each of my days are miracles.

I won't waste my day;

I won't throw away a miracle.

-- Kelley Vickstrom

I will try to be attentive to every moment of today,
knowing that each experience is part of the miracle of my life.

By Experience

The grateful person knows that God is good,

not by hearsay but by experience.

And that is what makes all the difference.

Thomas Merton

Waste Of Time

Nothing is a waste of time if
you use your experience wisely.
Auguste Rodin,1840-1917

We Must Discover Wisdom

We don't receive wisdom;
we must discover it for ourselves
after a journey that no one
can take for us or spare us . . .
--Marcel Proust

Life is a learning experience. I can learn the lesson of my life, but not someone else's.