The long arm...

The long arm of alcohol reaches beyond the drunk and too often takes away the innocent.

When I drank my intentions were never to hurt, harm, lie, cheat or steal.  My intention was my next drink!!  But sometimes the road to that next drink is littered with harm, deceit, anger, abuse and even death.

The attitude

Gratitude is the attitude that leads one away from the bottle. 

Think about it...

Drunkenness kills.  Recovery heals.  Sobriety is a permanent oasis away from the bottle.

Get busy

Get busy living or get busy dying was the only choice I had back when the bottle rendered me hopeless.

A glorious path

I asked God for help and He placed many wonderful people in my path.  And now, he has placed me in yours.

A thought...

An alcoholic who never finds sobriety is like a flower that fails to bloom. 

Just a reminder

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SOLUTION...

Pray early, pray often.  When I make this my golden rule my sobriety is strong.  I am not in charge, and alcohol is no longer in charge of me.  When I allow God to run the show I experience joy and a constant sense of well-being.

All you need is love & (sobriety)

"Love thy neighbor as thyself " 
The problem was the more I drank, the worse I felt about myself.  Loving thy neighbor was next to impossible. 
When we begin to put some distance between us and that first drink we start feeling pretty good about who we are.  Suddenly everything around us starts looking and feeling a whole lot better as well!

A thought...

Alcohol took me far, far away.  Prayer brought me back home.

A thought...

The beauty of each day was held hostage by addiction.  And so I thought to myself, this is life, as I shall always know it.

Grace

I often think how God has done so much for me, but it seems that I do so little for Him in return.  God's grace is awesome!!  If you sincerely ask GOD for the "desire to drink" to be removed from you He will do so.  Quit looking for the complicated cure.  Sobriety is yours for the asking.  God's grace is all powerful and so simple.

A day without a drink...

A day without a drink is a day filled with much more love than hate.