09/14/2021
This great guy right here is not only our Executive Director, but he recently celebrated his 20th year of sobriety. As Jim Anderson tells us, “There’s a moment when we concede to our innermost selves that we are an alcoholic and God opens a door for us. Don’t be afraid to go through that door. On June 24, 2001, I saw that door open and I wasn’t afraid to go through it. I threw out all my vodka bottles and entered treatment with an Intensive Outpatient Program the next day. Two and a half weeks later, I was in my apartment in California and laid back on my bed staring at the ceiling thinking I wanted to drink, but I didn’t want to drink. I asked God for help and he removed the obsession and it hasn’t returned. From that moment, I got busy and I worked the steps. Once you make the decision, you turn your life over to the care of God. It was God’s help but also my action. The steps are all about action. You can’t sit idly by, it requires total effort with complete abandon.”
Jim’s sobriety date is June 24, 2001.
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