I have so much gratitude and respect for Alcoholics Anonymous for truly giving me a life beyond my wildest dreams. I used to cringe when I heard that because my dreams were always bigger than what reality was at the time. As my sober years have grown so has my life, it has grown in ways that I never ever could have imagined, and in directions I could have never foreseen. When I apply and practice the principles, life really changes without much effort other than learning to take actions, and staying out of the results. There are so many promises that are guaranteed to happen by just working this thing one day at a time. I have no material wealth, no white picket fence home (I rent a room), I drive an old car, but I am surrounded by the light of a fellowship, Spiritual balance, forms of love I never knew existed, and I am clean and sober for many years. There are ups and downs, but my faith in the process has been unwavering. This past year has been the greatest of my life simply because I came to believe, I resigned from contempt, I stuck out my hand, I cleaned my house, I trusted the power, and I trudged the road, is this happy destiny? Well if it isn’t the road, then I must really be insane, but one of the promises is that I would be restored to sanity. So all in all I am living beyond my wildest dreams.
Peace Out: M 2015 M

When I first came into recovery my thinking was that putting the bottle down was the hardest thing I would ever have to do. We can carry this thought for a long time, but the when the reality sets in and the realization that it’s not the drink, but about how I think. The hard part comes in changing my entire approach to life and the actions I take.This is how the work is the only way to change because the application of Spiritual Principles forces us to change, accept, and become rooted in a way of living designed for an Alcoholic of my nature. The honesty fabric of our lives happens in the fact finding truth about what we are, and not only putting the plug in the jug, but putting to rest the real problem “ME”. Thank you God for my life and helping me with the hardest parts.
Peace Out: copyright M 2015