I read this quote and thought it genius. Then, on the heels of that impression, I realized that it's also true of my recovery; that is, nothing of my sobriety is original, I am the combined effort of every AA I have ever known.
And probably all the rest I haven't, too.
this is a good quote. I'm glad you shared it today. I agree.
Posted by: Let Go, Let God | February 03, 2011 at 04:13 AM
I have always heard that 'Our life is a sum of the choices we have made' but I like this even better.
Posted by: John M | February 03, 2011 at 04:52 AM
I;m thinking this is more for when I was drinking...since then I was anything you wanted me to be. Judging my insides with your outsides, and always falling short.
Posted by: Jeri Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ | February 03, 2011 at 05:55 AM
This quote brought me back to about a month or so ago, around the holidays when I was really missing my husband (He had 30 years in AA when he died 2 years ago). I was sitting in a meeting, just aching from missing him and the 1st person spoke - it was someone my husband had sponsored. And the 2nd person spoke - also someone my husband sponsored. Then the 3rd person spoke - a really good friend of my husbands. And I thought - he's still here! Part of him still lives on in them - and that was exactly what I needed to get through that 24 hours. Thanks again for sharing this quote.
Posted by: Debbie G. | February 04, 2011 at 07:32 AM