This being Thanksgiving, I was thinking about all the things for which I have to be most grateful. Guess what? It came down to one item. Only one. Not that there are not others, but they’re all the byproduct of the one.
If you said sobriety, you’re right on the beam. Sobriety above all else. Without it I would have nothing. Except hell, if I should live so long.
And then there’s the one to whom I must be most grateful for this gift. To me sobriety is a gift; nothing I have earned or deserve. If I got what I deserved or earned, it would probably be the jail cell or a mental institution. But my Higher Power, the solution, is where my primary thanks should go to.
Then there is my old sponsor Tom and his widow, Fern. I owe them so much that the only words to express my gratitude is to repeat to others what I learned from them. I try to do that often. And all the old timers, who supported my sobriety and help keep me on the beam. Of course I need to thank all my fellow alcoholics, who have accompanied me on this path. And, I could hardly pass up this opportunity to thank my dear friends, who have been my companions and the strong support they have given me, as we walk the road of happy destiny. To them I owe much gratitude. How often they have picked me up and dusted me off, when I have stumbled and wandered off this pathway.
I was thinking about this today and wanted to take the opportunity to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and my thanks to you for being there. You have no idea how you have helped me. So thank you.