My Sobriety Story With C.L.: “Giving Up Was the Key.”
I was led to the only possible course of behavior that will keep me sane, sober, constructive, and happy.
A.A. World Services Inc • Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition
When I stopped fighting anybody or anything, I started on the path to sobriety, serenity and peace.
Inc. Alcoholics Anonymous World Services • Daily Reflections: A book of reflections by A.A. members for A.A. members
The great mystery is: “Why do some of us die alcoholic deaths, fighting to preserve the ‘independence’ of our ego, while others seem to sober up effortlessly in A.A.?” Help from a Higher Power, the gift of sobriety, came to me when an otherwise unexplained desire to stop drinking coincided with my willingness to accept the suggestions of the men an
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On my one-year sober anniversary, I decided I had finally gotten the hang of this thing called “a present life.” I started a new job and threw myself into challenging projects. I felt productive, focused and in control. And then, something utterly unexpected and exciting happened: I met someone.