MURDERER

That's was the direction I was heading in when I drank!  Each and every time I would get drunk I would drive.  I drove drunk over a thousand times in my twenty-one drunken years.  I would get drunk and then use a car as a way to get to that next drink. 

I could not live without that next drink.  Even if I had to kill or be killed to get it!!  

Surrender

Surrender to God!  Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior!  Ask him to remove the desire to drink from you each and every morning upon awakening.  Sobriety from this moment on can and will be your constant companion!!

The truth

Sobriety is a gift from God!  A way out when all else has failed.

A THOUGHT...

It was silly of me to think that serenity, joy, tolerance, forgiveness, health or friendship ever came from a can or bottle!!

Think BIG

I quit drinking because I knew that alcohol would one day land me in a 6x9 prison cell.  Deep in my heart I knew God had bigger plans for me than that! 

A thought...

I drank because after awhile that was all I knew.  Pain was pleasure, drama was king,  fear along with doubt dominated my day and joy was non-existent.

 

A THOUGHT...

After twenty-one years of drinking I found myself in a deep hole.  I remained there in agony until I allowed the power of prayer to rescue me.

A long time ago...

Doom and doubt where once a dreaded aftertaste.

I can see clearly

I look into the eyes of my children and see where sobriety has taken me.

A THOUGHT

Bad habits flow from a bottle and corrupt who we were created to be.

Worth saying again

Quiting drinking is one of the hardest things you'll ever do.  The only thing harder is dying a drunk!!!

PROBLEMS

With or without alcohol problems exist.  With alcohol the solution is more alcohol.  Without alcohol the solution is God's grace, love and the existence of true friends. 

Taking charge!

I take charge by putting God in charge!

So far away

After nearly 16 years without a drop of alcohol I am so far removed from what my life used to be.  My days of drunkenness, homelessness and hopelessness are a distant memory.  There was a time when I could not go 5 days without a drink!  And even though anger, fear and anxiety are still a part of my life, I am able to cope and overcome because alcohol is no longer in charge.

I take charge by putting God in charge.  Pure and simple.

Give recovery an honest attempt and soon you will forget what drunkenness is all about.

What more can I say

Grateful for sobriety and excellent health.  What more can I say?

A thought

Drunkenness, recovery, sobriety.  Desperation, exploration, rejuvenation!

In that order!!

Feel what I feel

Alcohol is drunkenness, anger, fear, depression, anxiety, doom and doubt.  There is no normal.  It is a slow, but constant downward spiral.

Sobriety is awesome!  It is love, joy, strength, courage, forgiveness, willingness and acceptance. 
Sobriety is God's grace!