“Alcohol proved to be like gasoline thrown on the embers of my fears that were so deeply rooted in me. It fanned the flames of financial fear, the fear of losing my job, the loss of my family, eventually the fear of losing myself, and then thoughts of suicide to escape it.”
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
This short word somehow touches about every aspect of our lives. It was an evil and corroding thread; the fabric of our existence was shot through with it. It set in motion trains of circum- stances which brought us misfortune we felt we didn’t deserve.
— Page 67 Alcoholics Anonymous
