So I just wanted to share with you all how much better I feel Tonight .The last few days have been the most difficult yet in my sobriety but I got my sponsor back with me now🙏🏻Praise be . I’m so grateful to have her we went to our meeting and my gratitude cup is full .a lady came 40 miles to share with us and the reading she chose was how to handle sobriety. What amazing reading that was for me today ,knowing sobriety means sometimes sitting with difficult emotions not acting out on them and not using my will and allowing people places and things to be just how they are ,as this is exactly how they should be for me right now . I’ve caused a lot of damage during my active alcoholism and I have relapsed in the past and lost their trust . I can’t expect everyone to be ok with me right now ,I don’t need to control situations or do other people s thinking for them I know jack shit and I’m recovering I’m learning to let go and let my higher power guide me to whatever and wherever I need to be right in this day and this day only, untill I can let go absolutely .morbid self reflection and self pity avail me nothing .I will be of service to my fellows and I will be happy to have this day sober and I will continue to “with my higher power s will not mine “ SHOW not TELL my loved ones that I am changing into a better human because as humans with faith we are all a work in progress.Thanks for letting me share .Tonight I’m able to be humble and tonight I have have peace of mind
I love AA. I just started listening to Joe an Charley tapes on the beginning details of program when it started. Best thing I ever did was check out my first meeting. So glad it is helping you on your sober path.
Thank you @tailee17 I could not do this without the love kindness and identification of my fellows or without this programme 
Nice share Corine
Yep. I’m 
powerless over
People
Places and
Things.
It was exhausting trying to control the things we couldn’t control or had no business controlling in the first place.
I love watching the work you put into your sobriety. Just love it 
Wow @Dazercat my sponsor said the exact same thing to me half an hour ago thank you I don’t ever want to work harder at anything than I do my recovery it will change me into the person I’ve always wanted ,but couldn’t find
Doing great glad your sponsor came back . ive still got the preamble i got at my first meeting that will be 38 years next Sunday the 15th Sept and my oldest son Raymond George has his belly button birthday aswell were going out for lunch . AA going for 89 years now saved a lot of peoples lifes when there was no other place to go to then , Plenty of other places to get sober now but AA is in my blood saved my life ,giving back what i was giving keep on trucking
Wow ray thank you for sharing that I stopped drinking on the 15 th of July (I’m starting to love that number )I quit weed on the 16th of July so my sobriety date is the 17th of July . All of you old timers (not being rude) are the inspiration and guide that I keep so close to me .My dad recovered though this programme and i know he’s looking down and is so proud of me and my journey. congratulations on your sons bb birthday it’s so nice you stopped or were stopped when he came into the world. he’s very lucky to have you as his dad let us know how it goes .my daughter will be a “big 10” as she puts it on the 17 th of September 
AA does not work.
AA facilitates, You do the work.
When you get that you get the program.
&
it works if you work it 