These words were originally penned by me 18 days into my sobriety and rewritten more than a dozen times until I presented them on my 30th day of sobriety. The words come entirely from the Big Book and all I did was rearrange them for effect.
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By Jeffrey T.
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Attention Drunks. Willing to learn? |
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Sit. Rest. Relax. Listen. |
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Alcoholism is a disease and an illness. I repeat. Alcoholism is a disease and an illness. |
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It's insanity has prevented me from finding my Higher Power, good coffee, intoxicating chocolate and a New York delicatessen here in Utopia. |
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Am I ugly, unapproachable, uncommunicative, unfavourable, unimportant, unmanageable, unpopular, unusual, unwelcome? |
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I am not unique. |
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There are many men, women, children, brothers, husbands, wifes, and mothers who think just like me. |
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There are many who are sick, tired, cold and frightened of this unfair, unjust world just like me. |
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I am not unique. |
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Can I be helped? Abandon my past? |
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Wine, absurd, whiskey, stupid, drugs, ridiculous, alcohol, devastating |
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Yes. It's simple. Just stop drinking. 24 Hours a day. |
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Is it possible? Yes. Just look around the room. |
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When will I, the alcoholic, get cured? |
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Sorry. Never. Yet there is a solution. And it works. |
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Bear witness to a new-found concept. Twelve Steps. Twelve Principles. |
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Go tell your personal story to a group of anonymous drinkers. Talk without limitation and undergo change. |
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There are no critics here. |
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Problems? Troubles? Vicissitudes? Just ask. Cannot? Ashamed? Embarassed? Get over it. |
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Get with the program. No need to do it alone. |
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Feel sad? Laugh. Keep coming back. |
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Dislike job? Leave. Miserable circumstances? Remove yourself. Hate employer? Quit. |
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Always another chance, another opportunity on the horizon |
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Why here? Why this particular organization? |
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It's the fellowship and love. It's the peace of sobriety. |
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No more hangover, body abuse, potential painful death |
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Doubt this? The big book clearly explains. People die from drinking. |
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Want help? First, lose your attitude. |
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Come to meetings, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, everyday, mornings, afternoons, evenings |
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Listen with an open mind, learn from others' experiences. |
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Read the big book daily and treat yourself with respect. |
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Will you find words in the big book that you don't understand? Sure. Here are a few. |
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Bedevilments. Belladonna. Delirium. Doggerel. Elba. Gaunt. Maelstrom. Nadir. Pandemonium. Prosaic. Remonstrances. Tremens. |
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Will you find dirty words in the book. Yes. Here are a few. |
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Lips kissed. Roused. Bathtub. Sex. Bondage. Lubricant. Self-propulsion. Thunderbolts. Swallowed. Satisfaction. |
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Our creator, who forgives and accepts, in his vast, absolute, wonder has wonderful wishes and guidance for you and me. |
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We must discover and continually rediscover the answers to a fulfilling life |
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Do not judge. Let someone else do the driving for a change. |
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I must learn to be patient. I know that I will see signs on my journey. I just do not know where I am going. |
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I have the rest of my life to work on it. |
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The book says it. I believe it. I am convinced. |
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Faith works. It is absolute and beautiful. |
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Before AA I failed. I tried every method known to man. |
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Spiritual miracles do happen and I wanted to share my new-found happiness with you today. |
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If I can do it, so can you. |
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No more alibis, excuses. |
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May God bless everybody, everything, everywhere forever |
With 30 days sober, I’ll take another 24.