One of the first things that caught my eye, when I was introduced to the BB, were the words “There Is A Solution”. That really made my heart jump. I can still recall how hopeful that was to know that there was an answer to what was wrong with me. There really was a solution!
A solution to what? My alcoholism to start with. I was desperate to get free of the hold alcohol had on my life. I began reading and studying the BB and found the instructions on how I could overcome my drinking problem. And it worked. It took time and effort on my part, but it was worth it.
I found that there was not only a solution, which restored me to sanity and freed me from the insanity of alcohol, but there was more. I discovered, as I put these 12 Steps into action, that there was a solution to all my problems. A spiritual answer to be sure. As long as I was willing to be honest with myself.
For one thing, I gave up alcohol, as the solution to my problems. I now had the tools and the program to help see me through these. I no longer was romancing the drink. Nor did I romance those, who were drinking, envying them their “ability” to continue drinking, when I couldn’t. Wanting to do the same thing. I was now in a place of neutrality. I no longer wanted a drink, and as the BB said, I often recoiled at the thought of one.
However, in working these Steps into my life, the solution, I discovered something. I didn’t own this solution. I don’t have a program. We have a program. As long as I share this program and the solution with others, as long as I’m not trying to do this on my own, I can stay sober and find the solutions to all my other problems. I need my higher power and other alcoholics to help me accomplish all that I sought, when I came to this program.