AA Thought for the Day

July 1, 2007

Living Sober

Somewhat to our surprise, staying sober
turns out not to be the grim, wet-blanket experience we had expected!
While we were drinking, a life without alcohol seemed like no life at all.
But for most members of AA, living sober is really living
-- a joyous experience.
We much prefer it to the troubles we had with drinking.
One more note: anyone can get sober.
We have done it lots of times.
The trick is to stay and to live sober.

Reprinted from Living Sober, Foreword, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.

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Thought to Ponder....

I cannot think my way into sober living.
I need to live my way into sober thinking.

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Recovery Related Acronym

H O W = Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness.