"morning" in the Big Book

I began to be jittery in the morning.

It had been 52 that morning.

Next morning I telephoned a friend in Montreal.

This went on endlessly, and I began to waken very early in the morning shaking violently.

The remorse, horror and hopelessness of the next morning are unforgettable.

I hardly dared cross the street, lest I collapse and be run down by an early morning truck, for it was scarcely daylight.

A morning paper told me the market had gone to hell again.

Sometimes I stole from my wife’s slender purse when the morning terror and madness were on me.

morning he searches madly for the bottle he misplaced the night before.

Here are some of the methods we have tried: Drinking beer only, limiting the number of drinks, never drinking alone, never drinking in the morning, drinking only at home, never having it in the house, never drinking during business hours, drinking only at parties, switching from scotch to brandy, drinking only natural wines, agreeing to resign if ever drunk on the job, taking a trip, not taking a trip, swearing off forever (with and without a solemn oath), taking more physical exercise, reading inspirational books, going to health farms and sanitariums, accepting voluntary commitment to asylums—we could increase the list ad infinitum.

He was very nervous in the morning after these bouts and quieted himself with more liquor.

This is his story: “I came to work on Tuesday morning.

I remember having several more that night and plenty next morning.

So we clean house with the family, asking each morning in meditation that our Creator show us the way of patience, tolerance, kindliness and love.

If circumstances warrant, we ask our wives or friends to join us in morning meditation.

If we belong to a religious denomination which requires a definite morning devotion, we attend to that also.

In the morning we have kissed and made up.

He sometimes drinks in the morning and through the day also, to hold his nervousness in check.

There is talk about spiritual matters morning, noon and night.

When this happens, they can be invited to join in morning meditation and then they can take part in the daily discussion without rancor or bias.

Of an evening, you can go on a mild bender, get up in the morning, shake your head and go to business.

One morning he took the bull by the horns and set out to tell those he feared what his trouble had been.

Ask Him in your morning meditation what you can do each day for the man who is still sick.