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08-24-2013, 12:15 PM | #1 |
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We Drank To Get The Results We Now Get From Not Drinking
WE DRANK TO GET THE RESULTS
WE NOW GET FROM NOT DRINKING We drank: to know a new freedom and a new happiness. By not drinking: we know a new .freedom and a new happiness. We drank: so as not to regret the past and to shut the door on it. By not drinking: we do not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We drank: to comprehend the word serenity and to know peace. By not drinking: we comprehend the word serenity and we know peace. We drank: to feel that no matter how far down the scale we have gone, we could see how our experience could benefit others. By not drinking: we knew that no matter how far down the scale we have gone, we see how our experience can benefit others. We drank: so the feeling of uselessness and self-pity would disappear. By not drinking: the feeling of uselessness and self-pity slip away. We drank: to lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. By not drinking: we lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. We drank: to lose the feeling of self-seeking. By not drinking: we lose the feeling of self-seeking. We drank: to change our whole attitude and outlook upon life. By not drinking: our whole attitude and outlook upon life changes. We drank: to lose the fear of people and of economic insecurity. By not drinking: we lose the fear of people and of economic insecurity. We drank: to figure our how to handle situations which used to baffle us. By not drinking: we intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We drank: because we could not do things for ourselves that we wanted to do. By not drinking: we realize that God is doing for us what we can not do for ourselves. Received in email
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