Spiritual Life Is Not A Theory

Recovery from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body requires we apply the principles learned in Alcoholics Anonymous in every area of our lives. The program has the unprecedented ability to quickly relieve our obsession to drink, should we be willing. In many cases, we are able to get some time under our belts with meetings and service. Life gets pretty darn good. Unfortunately, for many of us the effort we put into our spiritual growth is directly proportional to the amount of pain we are experiencing. When it stops hurting, we stop working. This was my experience and subsequently I relapsed after seven years. Next month, I will have two years back in the rooms. This time everything is different, and it has to be. If I didn’t want to drink again, I had figure out what didn’t work the first time.