Post by lildee on Jan 11, 2005 22:44:48 GMT -5
Hope for Today *
Alcoholism is a thief. It robs us of our loved ones. It pickpockets job opportunities, close relationships, and physical safety. In my mother's case, it eventually stole her life. Alcoholism robbed my childhood of trust and security. I grew up feeling like a counterfeit adult-well-adjusted on the outside, but lost and frightened on the inside.
In Alanon I've learned that even without ever taking a drink, I struggle with the effects of the disease of alcoholism. They can rob my life of the joy each day holds. Denial steals from me the ability to see my situation clearly and honestly. Stubborn self-reliance wipes out the guidance and comfort available from my Higher Power. Resentment erodes love and goodwill in my relationships with others. Obsessive worrying raids my willingness to accept and enjoy life as it is.
Hope comes in the words of the Second Step. My Higher Power can restore to me what I once believed to be irrevocably lost-my sanity and serenity. I am not promised that my loved ones will find sobriety. What I am offered, however, is the gift waiting for me in the form of the Alanon program, which fills the void carved into my mind and heart by the disease of alcoholism. I have a program to practice with the help of my Higher Power, Who restores me to mental, emotional, and spiritual health one day at a time.
Thought for the Day
What has alcoholism stolen from my life? What can my Higher Power help me regain?
"Doesn't letting your Higher Power run your life make more sense than letting somebody else's illness run it?" Forum Favorites, Volume 4, p. 102
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Alcoholism is a thief. It robs us of our loved ones. It pickpockets job opportunities, close relationships, and physical safety. In my mother's case, it eventually stole her life. Alcoholism robbed my childhood of trust and security. I grew up feeling like a counterfeit adult-well-adjusted on the outside, but lost and frightened on the inside.
In Alanon I've learned that even without ever taking a drink, I struggle with the effects of the disease of alcoholism. They can rob my life of the joy each day holds. Denial steals from me the ability to see my situation clearly and honestly. Stubborn self-reliance wipes out the guidance and comfort available from my Higher Power. Resentment erodes love and goodwill in my relationships with others. Obsessive worrying raids my willingness to accept and enjoy life as it is.
Hope comes in the words of the Second Step. My Higher Power can restore to me what I once believed to be irrevocably lost-my sanity and serenity. I am not promised that my loved ones will find sobriety. What I am offered, however, is the gift waiting for me in the form of the Alanon program, which fills the void carved into my mind and heart by the disease of alcoholism. I have a program to practice with the help of my Higher Power, Who restores me to mental, emotional, and spiritual health one day at a time.
Thought for the Day
What has alcoholism stolen from my life? What can my Higher Power help me regain?
"Doesn't letting your Higher Power run your life make more sense than letting somebody else's illness run it?" Forum Favorites, Volume 4, p. 102
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.