Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his
faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything
about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to
sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.s message to the next
sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesnt
care for this prospect – unless he has to do these things in order to stay
alive himself. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 24

I am an alcoholic. If I drink I will die. My, what power, energy, and
emotion this simple statement generates in me! But its really all I need
to know for today. Am I willing to stay alive today? Am I willing to stay
sober today? Am I willing to ask for help and am I willing to be a help to
another suffering alcoholic today? Have I discovered the fatal nature of
my situation? What must I do, today, to stay sober?

Was 2post my story, from Saturday night. Unfortunately recorder died. Did not get recorded. Really bites as I felt God speaking through me.

Only thing tempering my excitement for my longest run ever (4 miles: 45 min nonstop) was crack n side walk. Busted ass. Not hurt but…c

Had an amazingly wonderful experience telling my story last night at Sat Night Fever Meeting. Unfortunately by battery died-didn’t record it

If you just did it, then it isn’t old behavior

Who am I to think that God couldn’t or wouldn’t use my story to speak to another addict in need?

Nothing like another National Chomp-ianship for my Alma Mater the Florida
Gators. Go Gators!!!

"I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I don't" Basic Text p. 272

"I used to think that I had all the answers, but today I am glad that I don't"

Basic Text p. 272

What are the two favorite words of most addicts? "I know!" Unfortunately, many of us arrive in NA thinking we have all the answers. We have a lot of knowledge about what's wrong with us. But in and of itself, knowledge never helped us stay clean for any length of time.

Members who have achieved long-term recovery will be the first to admit that the longer they are here, the more they have to learn. But they do know one thing: By following this simple Twelve Step program, they have been able to stay clean. They no longer ask "why"; they ask "how? The value of endless speculation pales in comparison to the experience of addicts who've0 found a way to stay clean and live clean.

This doesn't mean we don't ask "why" when it's appropriate. We don't come to NA and stop thinking! But in the beginning, it's often a very good idea to reword our questions. Instead of asking "why," we ask "how:' How do I work this step? How often should I attend meetings? How do I stay clean?

Just for today: I don't have all the answers, but I know where to find the ones that matter. Today, I will ask another addict, "How does it work?"

copyright NAWS 1991

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