Gold Mine!

MY name is Sue, and I am a grateful, recovering alcoholic. I learnt in the Rooms of AA that this Step is like the opening of a door that seems closed and locked. All we need is a key and it is called willingness. The door then opens and we see a pathway which is the way to a faith that works. Was I willing? Yes! I had nowhere else to go after 39 years of drinking, I was “done”! I learnt now God could enter our lives. I was very new and raw so couldn’t really see how this happened. I knew now that I was powerless over alcohol and that my life was unmanageable. I accepted that. Also, that I will have blocked the entry of a Higher Power. I was certainly willing to have what these other people in AA had – “What had I to lose?”, I asked myself. “How will I know when He arrives?”, was my naïve thought.

I learnt that a beginning, even the smallest, is all that is needed. Step Three is the first step to let God enter our lives. After experiencing by praying for my craving to be removed it was gone within two days! I was converted then absolutely – this was my first amazing spiritual experience! I knew then that the faith talked about worked – it really does! As long as I do the work suggested.

I pray on a daily basis for my willingness to continue. I know my God is listening as I can feel the serenity when listening for his reply. I know it is just one day at a time and with the help of my loyal, trustworthy sponsor who is now my special friend, I achieve this ongoing faith, knowing that if I stop, my obsession for alcohol could easily return. I do not want to go back to those dark old days. This Fellowship has undoubtedly saved my life. When I first walked into the rooms of AA not only did I know I was home but also that I had struck gold!

SUE W, Bournemouth