My experience with sobriety from alcohol is one that likely taught me the most. My sobriety date is August 10, 2002. Events on that day charted a course that has led the past twenty-one plus years in my life.
It was on that date that I had to admit I was powerless over alcohol and that my life was unmanageable. I was given the gift of desperation and realized I needed help. Within the next week, I was attending therapy sessions, outpatient rehab, and my first AA meeting. It was indeed a miraculous week.
I found out that not only did I have a drinking problem, I had a thinking problem. The twelve steps have given me a design for living that I don’t think I could have come about any other way.
As a footnote, I am meeting some AA friends for breakfast this morning, going to a meeting at the local inpatient rehab facility, going to my great grandson’s first birthday party, and tonight will be giving a talk at the area AA meeting, sharing my story.
David Lee
David Lee 