September 20
Lessons Are Not Always Pleasant
It is better to go to the house of a mourner than to a feast -- Ecclesiastes 7:2. A feast or party can be an escape from reality. If not overdone, escapes can serve a purpose. But for chemically dependent people, such events must be without alcohol. Some overdo partying and divert attention from too many realities, which, if not addressed, get worse. Being in the house of a mourner may not be pleasant. There is the pain of those in grief. But this reminds us of our own mortality. We can't afford to squander time. Partying rarely stimulates anyone to greater achievement.
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"No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy
AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt
We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time!
God says that each of us is worth loving.
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