AA Profound Thoughts

Alcoholics are an interesting group. Many are over-achievers, counter to what you might think. Most are intelligent, and- without exception- all are well-spoken and occasional drop profound thoughts during the meetings. I make it a habit to bring along my blue AA "Big Book" to meetings are write down these thoughts in the available spaces (all of which are almost full). In today's meeting in South Carolina, a man I didn't know said "I had to understand I wasn't a bad man trying to be good. I was a sick man trying to be well.". I never heard this expressed this way, but during my drinking period I hated myself. I knew I was a bad, horrible, unsalvageable person who tried with all his might to be a good person-- and I was constantly failing. The realization that I was sick and needed help and specifically God's help to be better was a huge moment that led immediately to my awakening.