I was reading an AA support book and was reminded of something which is very important to an alcoholic. And me being one it was a very important statement. It was First things first. And that’s a wake up call for people like me. And, of course it’s telling me that I have to keep remembering why I came here. Without that people like ourselves can find ourselves lost and on the way to failure.
Unfortunately I have seen this before, Always a wake up call. Another reminder of the statement in the BB, that there may come a time when we will not have the protection we need. And the only help we can get is to be able to step back and ask the God of our understanding for the help we need. That happened to me once a long time ago. I found myself in a horrible position and headed for a drink. I was really lost and out of control. But fortunately for me, my wife spoke up and told me to step outside and pray. I did and it worked. What a blessing.
And, of course, this statement is a great help to focus me on what is the most important thing in my life. And that’s my need to always remember who and what I am. A very deep alcoholic, who needs to never forget this and to be able to focus on what it is I need to do a day at a time. I’m grateful that those old timers were able to come up with statements like this. Makes me grateful.
Anyway I needed to step back and think about this a day at ;a time. To begin each day to tell myself why I am here and what it is I need to do each day. One of the first is to pray and ask for the help I will always need. To attend meetings and listen to the reminders hopefully given each and every day. To continue to stay in the spiritual state I need and have hope, faith, and love. To be open to helping others like myself, especially new alcoholic prospects. To do what was done for me. To freely give, as those old timers did for me. And I need to stop and say thanks.