"Alcoholics Anonymous is a brotherhood of the second chance."
"Alcoholics Anonymous is a brotherhood of the second chance."
"My husband says I'm alot like taking a drink out of a fire hose."
"This whole thing is about every moment of your life the undeniable Hand of God is in every moment of your life."
"I came in the door, and something happened."
"I have a big inferiority complex. I started drinking in college to fit in. I drank too much for too long - I hurt myself mentally and I hurt myself physically. I knew I had a problem but I didn't know how to quit. It took Ridgeview [a local treatment facility] to show me how to quit and it took AA to show me there is life after alcohol."
"This may be sacrilege in AA but I loved to drink. I loved everything about it....Life interfered with my drinking."
"God, I have no idea where I'm going. I do not see the road ahead of me and I cannot know for certain where it will end nor do I really know myself.
And the fact that I think I am following Your Will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe this: I believe the desire to please You does in fact please You and I hope I have that desire in everything I do and I hope I never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know if I do this, You will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it at the time.
Though I seem to be lost, in the very shadow of death, I will not be afraid because I know You will never leave me to face my troubles all alone."
"I'm the kind of mom that neglected and abused and loved and cherished my kids all at the same time."
"I came into Alcoholics Anonymous and I would stay here until the pain of being sober was worse than the fear of getting drunk...and I did that for seven years...but I didn't get a sponsor and I didn't work the steps."
"I actually felt like I did before I came to Alcoholics Anonymous. I was suicidal, I wanted to die and yet I wasn't drinking."
"Looks like you are ready to take certain steps."
"I'd rather slow down and enjoy what's going on and do some spiritual work, too, than to just run around in an agitated frenzy."