Thursday April 9th daily reflection

Today the writer describes the social life of someone who is well adjusted and sober. They spend their time in service and have good relationships with people to the point they are no longer lonely. WOW. Question: Is my drinking problem solved as long as my personality problem is solved? i guess the answer is supposed to be yes. I have a long way to go. my personality apparently is very problematic. 

Meditation for the Day All that depresses you, all that you fear, is really powerless to harm you. These things are but phantoms. As someone who deals with depression. I could no disagree more. Depression is real. we are not making this up. mental challenges have to be taken seriously.

 APRIL 9—AA Thought for the Day proper Third, alcoholics recover their relationship with other people. They think less about themselves and more about others. They try to help other alcoholics. They make new friends so that they’re no longer lonely. They try to live a life of service instead of selfishness. All their relationships with other people are improved. They solve their personality problems by recovering their personal integrity, their faith in a Higher Power, and their way of fellowship and service to others. Is my drinking problem solved as long as my personality problem is solved? Meditation for the Day All that depresses you, all that you fear, is really powerless to harm you. These things are but phantoms. So arise from earth’s bonds—from depression, distrust, fear, and all that hinders your new life. Arise to beauty, joy, peace, and work inspired by love. Arise from death to life. You do not even need to fear death. All past sins are forgiven if you live and love and work with God. Let nothing hinder your new life. Seek to know more and more of that new way of living. Prayer for the Day I pray that I may let God live in me as I work for Him. I pray that I may go out into the sunlight and work with God.