Step by Step
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Today, not as an alcoholic working to avoid a relapse but as a sober alcoholic embracing the addictive habit of recovery. I can now find the tragic irony of all I have wasted and lost only to be led to this point when I no longer have to drink -- because sobriety has replaced my addiction to alcohol. I can be grateful for the relief that I now think in terms of wanting recovery more than drinking because, now, I don’t need the drink or high. I can be grateful for realizing I have made my journey in recovery so needlessly complicated because I overlooked a simple and basic truth: I want sobriety more than drinking. With that, I can work the Steps with less fear and hesitation, a higher self-esteem -- and the hope and faith that my sobriety has progressed to where I want recovery. And our common journey continues. Step by step. -- Chris M., 2024
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