Step by Step
Friday, May 3, 2024
Today, security in sobriety to sustain any disappointments -- minor and major -- that I encounter in recovery. The best laid plans of mice and men do not always take form even in sobriety, and I must not deceive myself by expecting life to go as I think or expect it should only because I have stopped drinking. Part of the nature of alcoholism is the ultra-sensitivity to disappointment, sometimes to a disproportionate degree, and the result could be the false belief that I have failed somewhere along the line. Life for the non-addict is not always a bed of roses, but the thorns can cut the recovering addict’s psyche deeper. Today, mindful that even the rose bed of sobriety has hidden thorns, I will not be discouraged if I am stung. And our common journey continues. Step by step. -- Chris M., 2024
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