Step by Step
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023
Today, if my candle is burning at both ends with responsibilities, obligations and expectations, I will not complain or seek adulation and, instead, will be grateful and humble that now I am trusted to carry out what is asked and expected of me. But if I feel overwhelmed at times, I can fall back on the edict “First Things First.” The first thing is sobriety. Without it, there is nothing; with it, there is everything. The benefits sobriety brings include service to the sufferer who needs and wants to hear the message, and I should not shirk or complain about being in service. Not only does what I contribute to another soul strengthen my own recovery against a possible slip or relapse, I need only to remember the days when I was drunk literally 24/7 and ask if those days were better than now. Today, my yesterdays are nowhere better than today, and today is where I will stay without complaining, without seeking recognition and instead ask in humility for the will of my Higher Power and the knowledge to carry it out. And our common journey continues. Step by step. — Chris M., 2023
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