Jersey Hooker

IT WORKS It works—it really does. — ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 88 In the beginning of my recovery, I was still working on my own will.  I was trying to think my way sober.  It was very exhausting.  I was "white-knuckling" it.  I would go to a few meetings here and there.  I would hear of these wonderful spiritual experiences that people were having and sharing their experiences.  I truly didn't think that was going to happen for me.  People would always say to me "keep coming back...it works if you work it..."   Reluctantly, I did keep coming back.  Each time I went to a meeting, it wouldn't strength my hope that I could find the peace and serenity I was so seeking.  Soon, that hope began to turn into a belief.  There was no denying what I was seeing.  People with worse situations than me were transforming into healthy productive people. At some point, my belief transformed into faith.  I had no doubt that God was with me every step of the way. S