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Learning life’s lessons

Anyone in recovery who reads Alice in Wonderland
might see it as an allegory about addiction. A young
girl disappears down a rabbit hole into a fantasy
world where she discovers mind and body-altering
substances. It’s also a story about self-discovery:
Who in the world am I? she asks. She
learns too about growing up and making the right
choices. By the end of the book, Alice is behaving
like an adult: It’s no use going back to yesterday,
she says, because I was a different person then.
The book helps us understand the challenges
of growing up, though there is no evidence
that the author had addiction in mind. Am I
open to learning lessons in life from all sources?
We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.
How do you know I’m mad? said Alice.
You must be, said the Cat, or you wouldn’t
have come here. But let me tell you something.
The best people usually are.
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland.

Such wise words of acceptance. I’ve heard
similar things at AA meetings. Today I ask God for
the wisdom to know I have an illness that is
mental, physical and spiritual.

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Self-improvement

When we think about self-improvement, we might
recall Lisa Simpson saying: It’s a long, arduous
journey of personal and spiritual discovery. Very few
of us are fine the way we are and some of us know it.
The paradox is that we have to first accept ourselves
the way we are before we can make any changes.
Self-improvement is a very legitimate goal for most
of us. The Twelve Steps are all about it. If you think
that you can achieve happy sobriety without doing
any work on yourself, perhaps by taking some
‘miracle pill’, then by all means try. But for those of
us who struggle with dishonesty, selfishness, selfpity,
and other character defects, it may not work.
Do I have a realistic view of myself?

I must try not to take myself too seriously. Addiction
is a life-or-death disease, but it can be successfully
managed. Normal life is not all about doom and
gloom. We use comedy to get perspective and
sometimes to help us accept difficult truths. I must
keep an open mind always and remind myself that
often laughter is the best medicine. Today I ask God
to preserve my sense of humour so that I may
improve my insight into life’s problems.

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Helping others

Richmond Walker, author of the inspirational AA
meditation book Twenty-four Hours A Day, also
wrote poetry. His lines on helping others from his
poem Not Enough run as follows:
To hear is not enough…
…I must give wherever need appears
And learn to live unselfishly. Richmond Walker.
Richmond was as good as his words and is said to
have helped hundreds of struggling addicted people
during his years of sobriety. A man of true integrity
and a shining example to us all. Am I ready to help
others in need, without hesitation?

If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want
happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
Chinese Proverb.
Altruism is pleasurable, it builds connections that
benefit both giver and receiver. Looking beyond
ourselves, we see that we are not alone, and we
realise the limitations of staying within our selfish
comfort zone. If I help others, I help myself. Today I
ask for courage kindness, to help people in need.