Two things are on my mind tonight. One is Summer and the other is gratitude.
Two people talked today about the nearness of a drink. One at a baseball game and the other just the thought. The first commented on the beer being drunk around them. The beads of moisture on the bottles attracted them, but they pushed the thought out of their mind. The second had a number of thoughts and did the same thing. Pushed the thought out of their mind.
Truthfully both went to gratitude to the fact that they weren’t drinking. Grateful they were sober. I could identify with that thought. When I’m asked what I’m grateful about, I always say what’s true for me. AA is the best thing that ever happened in my life. I’m sober because of this program and it’s the fact of sobriety and all that it brings to my life that makes me so grateful. Imagine, being free of alcohol, when at one time I couldn’t stop, no matter how hard I tried. I pray I may never forget that.
I was thinking about what the BB said tonight. That there may come a time, when we may have no mental defense against the first drink. It tells us that no human power can help us, but that, if we have a connection with our higher power, there is hope. Gratitude may have been that connection.
Anyway, I was grateful that these two people were sitting there, telling us about their experiences. Made me think.