KQ> Today's been a remarkable and somewhat scary day for me. For weeks now
 KQ> I've been flirting with the sense that unless I take some definite
 KQ> action, I'm  going to hit bottom really hard and lose everything
 KQ> because of my drinking. I have avoided the advice of those who know me
 KQ> that I should go to AA. But, today, as I was driving along the road I
 KQ> prayed that God would "heal me" from my drinking problem. When I
 KQ> parked the car and got out, I noticed a booklet  lying on the road. It
 KQ> was an AA directory, with the number of this BBS on it. I may be a bit
 KQ> slow, but even I couldn't ignore this "coincidence." So now I  am
 KQ> trying to screw up the courage (humility?) to attend a meeting.
 KQ> There's  so much I need to talk about and work through. But I can't
 KQ> let this  opportunity slip by now -- I have a feeling that this is has
 KQ> got to be the turning point for me, or else ...
 Hi Kevin, it is Friday night as I read this. Friday Nov.22nd. This morning
 I sat with a friend of mine who was crying because she had gotten drunk
 again last night...and many nights before that..."I can't go on this way
 anymore", "I will wind up dead", "I will lose all I care about", "What
 should I do?", and many more questions, answers and general beating up.
 But in the end, *her* decision was to get help for herself. She called
 one of the rehabs around here and is going to be admitted. Hopefully she
 will really get honest with herself and will get the help she desperatly
 needs...and now I read your post...Coincidence?...again?...I wonder...or
 is it the Higher Power reaching out to answer those questions that both
 of you asked? .....Good luck.
 Marie
... Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
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