During 36 years of sobriety based on AA principles, I recognize that many times the only higher power l was capable of seeking was the one who is greater than alcohol. For alcohol was truly the power l knew as greater than myself as l reached the end of 30 years of drunken struggles to live life on my terms. At many other times, I can co…
During 36 years of sobriety based on AA principles, I recognize that many times the only higher power l was capable of seeking was the one who is greater than alcohol. For alcohol was truly the power l knew as greater than myself as l reached the end of 30 years of drunken struggles to live life on my terms. At many other times, I can contemplate God, but I'm sure I'm not the only alcoholic who sometimes clung to His most basic manifestation in our lives in a difficult passage. Doorknobs, lightbulbs and medicinal props may work for others, but never did it for me.
During 36 years of sobriety based on AA principles, I recognize that many times the only higher power l was capable of seeking was the one who is greater than alcohol. For alcohol was truly the power l knew as greater than myself as l reached the end of 30 years of drunken struggles to live life on my terms. At many other times, I can contemplate God, but I'm sure I'm not the only alcoholic who sometimes clung to His most basic manifestation in our lives in a difficult passage. Doorknobs, lightbulbs and medicinal props may work for others, but never did it for me.