“Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity”
Henry Hartman
Chapter 2 of the AA Big Book discusses the case of an American businessman who went to great trouble to try and get sober. He consulted the best psychiatric minds of the day to no avail and ends up consulting with Dr. Carl Jung - only to have that too end in failure. The Chapter goes on to suggest that finding ones innate spirituality offers the best hope for recovery.
Many alcoholics who tentatively "try out" AA are often put off by the frequent references to God common to most meetings. Get right with your own higher power and don't allow others to dictate what your beliefs should or should not be. If you choose to believe in a Christian God then fine - that works for you. If you believe in Buddha, Confucius or even if you are a Humanist - all are fine as long as they give you faith and provide comfort. I don't believe there could be such a thing as a "wrong" Higher Power.
Finding a Higher Power that works for you, that resonates with your soul, will prepare you for life's inevitable hardships.
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