Thought for the Day – “But upon entering AA”

My entrance to AA was many years ago and by the Grace of God I have never had to relapse on liquor and drugs.

That entrance to AA can do me a lot of good right now if I turn and remember that sublime moment of surrender to alcohol as an alcoholic. Of course it didn’t feel so sublime at the time, it felt more like a nervous breakdown.

This ‘absolute humiliation’ is the I am the wrong power for my life. It challenges my whole belief system and is frankly, un-american. How can this intellect that is so above average not be the best source of data for my actions? “It is truly awful to admit that glass in hand I have warped my mind” and it’s not the contents of the glass that warped it. It’s not my fault. It’s a series of events seen through the lens of alcoholism.

So I must enter AA now.

Now, I see that this life is incredibly beautiful, I don’t have to ‘manage’ anything right now. I have stewardship not ownership of this body and this life.

Contemplation for the Day

What happens when I enter AA now?

Prayer for the Day

God, please help me be with you all day today.