When A Plumber Gives A Priest Advice

"One night at a (AA) meeting, a man in our group said this was the only place where a plumber could teach a priest how to live. That intrigue me and brought me back to the next meeting, where a fellow gave the best advice I'd ever heard about living one day at a time.
"When you go to bed at night," he said, "kick your shoes so far back under the bed that you have to get down on your knees the next morning to get them. While you're down there, ask God to help you make it through the day. That night, thank him for what he did for you and kick your shoes way back under the bed again.""

~ Bill Irwin. Blind Courage

Im Not a Drunkard I'm an Alcoholic

"After the first meeting, I resolved not to go back. They just weren't my kind of people. They were blue-collar, and I was a professional. They were on polish, and I was used to moving in a more sophisticated crowd. They were drunks; I was an alcoholic"

~ Bill Irwin. Blind Courage.

Clean and Sober But Not Honest

"Max left the treatment center a broken man but also a changed man. I left the center known as “a tough nut to crack.” I was clean and sober but far from honest."

(Brennan Manning. All is Grace )