I am lucky to have had a second chance.  After being sober for twelve years in witch I did not work The Program or do anything that was suggested to me, I started using again.  I was quick to realize how bad my life really was, I did not want to live with or without drugs.  I checked into a twenty-eight day treatment program, a chance to save what I did have left.  It truly did save my life.  Today, I work The Program, I have a service position, a home group, a sponsor, I read the Big Book daily, I talk to God daily, I carry the message, and I have worked ALL the steps in order.  Today life is amazing, I have emotions, and I deal with problems rationally.  I have a life worth living, in my life I do not make decisions that got me spiritually bankrupt. I was always playing God; today I follow the path of God. The promises are coming true, I am free of craving, and I am honest, loving, giving, and able to receive love.  I have true friends and relationships with my family. I am grateful today. If not for AA I would have nothing today, no wife or son, no house, no job, and probably dead. That is not what God had in store for me. I have a wonderful wife and son; I have more than I could have ever dreamed.  God has done for me what I could not do for myself.  There is no question in my mind, this works! It is a program of action; it is simple but not easy. I would not change anything given the chance. Life has a purpose, I have a purpose, I have a new employer, God, and I go through life with a new attitude.  Happy, joyous, and free, I had no idea what that meant until now.  Words cannot convey

       Christian B