The Promises of AA

Many people find strength in The Promises AA outlines in the following:

The Promises

"We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.

Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations that used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.

Are these extravagant Promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us…sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them."

Many also find comfort and strength by learning the Serenity Prayer. You can find the words to the Serenity Prayer here.

Recommended Reading

The Spiritual Self
Reflections on Recovery and God
by Abraham J. Twerski

Written in a way that is easy to understand, this book shows how spirituality, independent of religion, is central to emotional and mental health, and is a key to being truly and profoundly human.