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"There is, however, a vast amount of fun about it all. I suppose some would be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity."

Alcoholics Anonymous
Bill's Story
page 16

There's an A.A. classic called, Rule #62 -- "Don't take yourself so damn seriously" (Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, page 149). As I look over the last couple weeks' blog posts, I'm convicted by that rule.

So, I think it is most appropriate to wrap-up the postings about "Bill's Story" from Alcoholics Anonymous with the reminder that he left us that we should laugh and have fun. If I hadn't seen the easy laughter and freedom from worry in the faces of the people I met when I first came to the program, I'm sure I wouldn't have come back. They wouldn't have had anything I wanted.

Although alcoholism is a deadly disease that cannot be taken lightly, recovery is not all doom and gloom. We all have known more than our fair share of misery. In recovery we are taught to live life to its fullest -- happy, joyous, and free!

I have learned that I am not doomed by the mistakes of my past and I am free to choose to not repeat them. I can get off that merry-go-round and really enjoy life. Ironically, when I was drinking I was afraid that if I ever decided to quit that my life would be miserable, no fun at all. How it could have been any more miserable than it aleady was, I don't know. But, the reality is that recovery is a great way to live -- I recommend it to anyone!



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