Once again I went back and let myself be reminded of how this program started and how it changed us. And, as I was re-reading the BB, I was again amazed at those, who were the beginning foundation. I never want to ever forget those who helped us to stop drinking and change our lives.
I’m always impressed with that businessman, who was faced with being locked up and forced to be unable to ever drink again. And that’s where I’m always struck by what Dr. Jung said to him. He called him a “chronic alcoholic”, whom he could never help to get sober. And then told him the only way this could come about was this alcoholic having a spiritual experience. And the fact that the man was religious was not enough.
All that deeply struck me, as I know it did a lot of those I know in this program. All this because this alcoholic, who had that spiritual experience, came back and helped another alcoholic stop drinking. And the man he helped was the man, who came down to NYC and talked to Bill W., who listened to him, and got sober, and then went and talked to Dr. Bob. And all this opened the door to what became AA.
I have to remember and think about this, because Bill W., when Dr. Jung was nearing the end of his life, wrote him a letter and pretty much stated how much an influence Dr. Jung was in helping AA being founded. And I have to believe that. Dr. Jung was not thinking about that, only helping the young man, who listened to him, and was able to have that spiritual experience, which opened the door to his recovering from his very deep alcoholism. And the rest is history.
I know that I was helped without a clue. My ignorance of AA and alcoholism, was helped by an alcoholic friend of mine, who had heard there was a meeting of AA going on a week away. His telling me of this helped me to get hope, and I prayed to my own concept of God, and surrendered everything. My alcoholism and my way of life. And that saved me. I never ever can forget that.
I became a day at a time sober alcoholic. I am always amazed how this has worked in my life. I have changed from that absolutely out of control drunk that I was, and have become an entirely different sober person. Amazing. And I know I never want to ever forget this. So, I once again stopped and reminded myself. I’m so grateful for this real miracle in my life. I owe my thanks to my Higher Power and this program. And I need to remember and thank my old sponsor and those old timers. And, of course those who are with me and help me to remain sober.