Second Chance at Life

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Daily Recovery Readings: 'We in A.A. have the privilege of living two lives in one
lifetime. One life of drunkenness, failure, and defeat. Then,
through A.A., another life of sobriety, peace of mind, and
usefulness. We who have recovered our sobriety are modern
miracles. And we're living on borrowed time. Some of us might
have been dead long ago. But we have been given another chance
to live. Do I owe a debt of gratitude to A.A. that I can never
repay as long as I live?'

Literally true. though the details differ from one individual to another. In my case, alcoholism ruined a career and took away a lot of other things I have never regained. But without the loss of all that stuff -- and that is all it is or was -- I might never have accepted my alcoholism and entered a new life in A.A.

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