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| Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. |
I stayed in AA when I found out that there was Hope in those rooms--and they didn't serve alcohol so I was safe. Many people had convictions galore and they faded; many swore to do 90-in-90 and went missing after two weeks; still others would get their sheets signed, devoutly professing their lives to meetings (never to be seen again). Still others were scared enough to hang around until the heat died down at home or work. I stayed. I stayed like the dying only could because I believed I had no other options--and there WERE people staying sober and showing up every day--even when they had 30+ years of sober time.
If you're sick and tired of making plans, scheming the next rehab facility, wrestling with 'ideas' on what the next dry-spell is going to be like, maybe consider sneaking into an AA facility and listen like a dead man walking. Don't do it for anyone else other than yourself, and be prepared to put everything else second to God as you (will grow to) understand Him.
Or die.
