Daily Reprieve · March / April 2024
Motivations for “One Day at a Time”
ONE DAY AT A TIME hearing from our fellows
We asked around the Singapore AA Fellowship what are their personal motivations for sobriety; what gives us strength and hope? As always, the fellowship answers:
I so much prefer living life sober to how I
used to live my life when I was drinking.
I can experience peace today as aI can experience
connection with a higher power.
The privilege to be of service to others and the freedom from drama and destructionThe privilege to b e of service to others an
d the freedom from drama and destruction
I’m terrified by fellows with 30 year
sobriety, who picked up one drin k and are now ending up in hospit
al regularly, but convinced they can control-drink. The insanity is real; the insanity is in me.I’m terrified by fellows with 30 year sobriety, who picked up one drink and are now ending up in hospital regularly, but convinced they can control-drink. The insanity is real; the insanity is in me.
I’m terrified by fellows with 30 year sobriety, who picked up one drink and are now ending up in hospital regularly, but convinced they can control-drink. The insanity is real; the insanity is in me.
Remembering my rock bottoms
and how I was on my day 1 coming in always helps remind me I do not want to go back. No matter how bad today is, it’s
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I’m inspired by fellows who have their careers take off, build beautiful homes and families through recovery.I’m inspired by fellows
who have their careers take
off, build beautiful homes and families through recovery.
One day at a time is brilliant.
For today I will stay clean and sober but I maintain the option to drink and use tomorrow,
BUT NOT TODAY. This eases my discomfort having to promise I will neve
r drink or use again
– I can’t do ‘never’,
STEP OF THE MONTH – MARCH hearing from our fellows STEP 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him We all need help working the steps, and that’s what the fellowship is for! Here’s some of our experiences and tips on this step. Just do it. It works if you work it. Step Step 3 is in many ways the Step 3 took time for me to 3 is in many ways the ship. humility It’s just understand. As I progressed thru the rest of the steps, I came to real don’t know ize step 3 is asking me everything Step Step 3 took time for , and letting 3 took time for go the need Step 3 took time for m Step 3 was hard. Finally I understood for control we to understand. As that your higher power is in the work hich fear. comes I progressed hands. thru the rest s and faith.Step 3 was hard. Finally I understood Step 3 was hard. Have a little faith. After After I became willing, I did the actions of prayer daily. After I became willing, I did the I became willing, I did the actions of prayer daily. Over In our next issue, we This still is very challenging for me as an discuss Step 5 and 6 agnostic TBH – but I use the fellowship a – got any tips? s higher power; people and connections wi th a wider universe as guidance. My spon Share to help other fellows! This sor taught ego.This still is very challenging for Just 1-3 sentences will do. still is very challenging for me as me, myself, my ego. bit.ly/AAnewsletterSG
