The Miracle of AA
In March 2014 I lifted the fatal first drink. In AA I’ve heard people say “There’s no excuse for lifting a drink”. The circumstances leading to this were that my marriage had ended and I was on my own. Whatever the circumstances the result was what AA said it would be - my drinking got worse and my life got worse too because it’s a progressive Illness. On one occasion I lifted a drink at home at Christmas time and ‘came to’ at the bells in Madrid! How did I get there?
From 2014 to the present day, I have been trying to attain continuous sobriety. I’ve had periods of sobriety - 10 months and many months less than that, but never more. I have always lifted the first drink but I’m hoping to get my one-year sobriety chip on June 10th 2023. I thought it would be easy - but it’s been hard - especially the last two weeks. I have been thinking about drinking on two occasions but I did something I didn’t do on previous attempts - I lifted the phone instead of a drink. Seems simple but it worked.
I did that twice when I really wanted to drink and the obsession was matched by a desire not to drink and stay sober. I was surprised. A Higher Power! -The miracle of AA! Keep coming until the miracle happens.
Tom
Bridge of Allan Monday Night Group