Sandy and I are real
proud of what you have done and what you have accomplished in
this year You can be very proud of yourself and our wishes are
for your continued success in recovery ONE DAY AT A TIME WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God's Blessings be with you and your family Love Sandy and Al
ON YOUR AA BIRTHDAY I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS DAY MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN FELLOWSHIP BILLY L FROM VA P.S. HELLO DEAR FRIEND THAT IS WHAT I TYPE TO ONE & ALL EVERY DAY I COME TO THIS SITE AND GIVE CONGRATS TO ONE & ALL BUT TODAY IT GIVES ME PLEASURE TYPING TO A TRUSTED FRIEND I AM SO PROUD OF DOING THIS YOU ARE A FRIEND JUST LIKE GARY BE WELL BE PROUD YOU DID IT :) BILLY (wfl)
Tom Connally in Troy,
NY
{Walk softly and carry a Big Book}
"Acceptance is
not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a
situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it."
-- Kathleen Casey Theisen
Congrats Donna. Keep coming back.
Sam (mas52)
CONGRATULATIONS ON 365 DAYS. HOW DID YOU DO IT? ROB F HUNTINGTON, IN
GREAT JOB, LIVING, ONE DAY AT A TIME.
ROB F. HUNTINGTON, IN.
A great story from the first edition of the big book. Not included in
the current edition.
A DIFFERENT SLANT
I probably have one of the shortest stories in this whole volume and it
is short because there is only one point I wish to get over to an
occasional man who may be in my position.
Partner in one of this country's nationally know concerns, happily
married with fine children, sufficient income to indulge my whims and
future security from the financial standpoint should paint a picture in
which there would be no possibility of a man becoming an alcoholic from
the psychological standpoint. I had nothing to escape from and I am
known as a conservative, sound business man.
I had missed going to my office several times while I tapered off and
brought myself to sobriety. This time, though, I found I could not
taper off, I could not stop and I had to be hospitalized. That was the
greatest shock to my pride I ever had. Such a blow that I mad a firm
resolve to never again taste as much as one glass of beer. Careful
thought and analysis went into that decision.
The doctor at this hospital told me vaguely of the work of men who
called themselves Alcoholics Anonymous and asked if I wanted one of them
to call upon me. I was sure I needed no outside help, but in order to
be polite to the doctor and hoping he would forget it, I assented.
I was embarrassed when a chap called at my house one evening and told
me about himself. He quickly sensed my slight resentment and made it
plain to me that none of the crowd were missionaries, nor did they feel
it their duty to try to help anyone who did not want help. I think I
closed the talk by saying I was glad I was not an alcoholic and sorry he
had been bothered by me.
Within sixty days, after leaving the hospital the second time, I was
pounding at his door, willing to do anything to conquer the vicious
thing that had conquered me.
The point I hope I have made is - even a man with everything from a
material standpoint, a man with tremendous pride and the will power to
function in all ordinary circumstances can become an alcoholic and find
himself as hopeless and helpless as the man who has a multitude of
worries and troubles.
--Harry B.
First Edition of Big Book pages 252-253.