Relapse

[Stuart G]

4. We really are not into religion..

Some kind of higher power helps us to stay sober. Each person picks his or her own higher power.. For me, it is the essence of people caring about each other..So, as I walk through the food store, and I pass the booze, and I think about it for a moment, I ask me if it would be really caring for me if I bought and drank that..Or, If there were 50 grandmas from all over who were the essence of caring, what would they recommend to me to drink that bottle and get smashed...

Well, they would say no...and I get a choice to listen or not listen. The additional message they would tell me is that I probably could not stop at a bottle and there would be a lot more. So, I say no. No bottle today and it is just for today.

Is that too much religion for you? Remember, you pick your higher power. Many pick God, but any idea will do. Love, peace and caring, the power of not hurting people, anything greater than me. You need something.,but remember this, and this is most important................................................

the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.............So It does not say you need a higher power, it does not need you to stay perfectly sober......... yes, at meetings ..please you cannot drink...but most meetings have seen people who cannot get off of the booze...But , if you give it a chance, and ..listen as best as you can, AA can help..so..it won't hurt to go to a few meetings..good luck...