Just for Today
Monday, July 30, 2012
Just for today, I must realize that the character defects I identified in my Fourth Step probably existed before my drinking days and that alcohol simply developed them to their destructive zenith. My Sixth and Seventh Steps of first admitting to God and then asking that He remove my defects assume paramount honesty in my recovery program for I am likely to be challenged to release defects that have had a lifetime to take root than ones that developed in my drinking days. And if my defects are lifelong, simply by stopping drinking will not give me the recovery and quality of sobriety for which I am thirsty. Today, I am an alcoholic and abstaining from drinking is not enough. I consider myself a part of the AA program; today, I will walk its walk. And our common journey continues. Just for today. - Chris M., 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Just for today, I must realize that the character defects I identified in my Fourth Step probably existed before my drinking days and that alcohol simply developed them to their destructive zenith. My Sixth and Seventh Steps of first admitting to God and then asking that He remove my defects assume paramount honesty in my recovery program for I am likely to be challenged to release defects that have had a lifetime to take root than ones that developed in my drinking days. And if my defects are lifelong, simply by stopping drinking will not give me the recovery and quality of sobriety for which I am thirsty. Today, I am an alcoholic and abstaining from drinking is not enough. I consider myself a part of the AA program; today, I will walk its walk. And our common journey continues. Just for today. - Chris M., 2012
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