Our Folded Hands

Women helping Women. Reaching out to the Sister who still suffers. Helping each other through the Good times and the Difficult times. To get to the SOBER way of life, One Day at a Time.

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Keep coming back.. it works if you work it.
Fortitude a popular self-help book noted that there is tremendous power in repetition.... like the tap-tap-tap of a hammer that finally drives the nail

through a board. AA works in much the same way; attendance at meetings is the steady tap-tap-tap  that helps bring about lasting sobriety and personal improvement.
Attending meetings is also much like attending school.  Nobody learns everything in one classroom session, and it’s also true that the student must put forth an effort to learn. We should accept AA as something that will gradually grow on us if we become part of it and apply ourselves to its principles.  The willingness to continue attending meetings is some evidence of sincerity and commitment.

We discover that there are few meetings that bring us world-shaking revelations and experiences, but as we keep coming back and working the program, our own lives will improve steadily.  This is the result of many meetings, not just a few.
I’ll do everything possible today to strengthen my sobriety and my understanding of the program.  Rather than seeking shortcuts, I’ll be grateful for steady progress.