Alcoholism: A Spiritual Condition

Before I got sober my life was full--full of pain, sadness, and an overwhelming feeling that something was missing. I drank to fill that void inside of me. When I woke up in the morning, all I saw was a day filled with empty people helping me do empty tasks. So I drank. At the end of the day I reviewed my day. I didn't like what I saw, so I drank. I drank because I thought that drinking would make everything okay. I thought that drinking was the way to make the world look better, if only for a short while. It never did.