Step by Step
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024
“AA has become a way of life and living for me. It has brought about a revelation of self, the discovery of an inner being, an awareness of God.“ I wouldn’t give it up or trade it for anything. And the only one who can take it away from me is me — by taking that first drink.” — Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd Edition, 1976, “They Stopped in Time,” Ch 7 (“A Teenager’s Decision”), p 355.
Today, perhaps my deadliest enemy is not alcohol and its “contributing factors” that I came up with to “blame” for my alcoholism. Maybe my greatest enemy is myself. If I am fighting an urge or temptation to drink or if I haven’t yet gone into recovery, how I react to either is my decision and responsibility and no one else’s. If a slip is in the works or if I continue to drink because I think I’m either not ready to quit or the state of my life makes sobering up uninviting, the consequences are mine and mine alone if I pick up the next drink. Let me look to the Fourth Step to identify the emotional and spiritual weakness or sickness that fuels my self-destruction. Today, I have no desire to give in or give up. And our common journey continues. Step by step. — Chris M., 2024
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