Step by Step
Monday, June 3, 2013
Today, grant me gratitude and humility if my 24 Hours of sobriety totals week, months and even years and understand why I am no more sober or knowledgeable than the co-alcoholic whose last drink was yesterday. Grant me the wisdom and common sense to be open to the lessons that I still have to learn in my own sobriety and that some of those lessons can come from the co-addict whose sobriety does not match mine in length of time. I must learn from the experience of the past that I am no more "cured" and just as much at risk of a relapse as the newcomer or slipper who continues to struggle. But I must also acknowledge the responsibility the length of my sobriety exacts, namely to share with someone else what has or has not worked for me in the sincerest and most enthusiastic hope that my own experiences might speak to someone else. Today, I am sober only in the current 24 Hours, and I accept the responsibility that I have to my recovery. And our common journey continues. Step by step. - Chris M., 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Today, grant me gratitude and humility if my 24 Hours of sobriety totals week, months and even years and understand why I am no more sober or knowledgeable than the co-alcoholic whose last drink was yesterday. Grant me the wisdom and common sense to be open to the lessons that I still have to learn in my own sobriety and that some of those lessons can come from the co-addict whose sobriety does not match mine in length of time. I must learn from the experience of the past that I am no more "cured" and just as much at risk of a relapse as the newcomer or slipper who continues to struggle. But I must also acknowledge the responsibility the length of my sobriety exacts, namely to share with someone else what has or has not worked for me in the sincerest and most enthusiastic hope that my own experiences might speak to someone else. Today, I am sober only in the current 24 Hours, and I accept the responsibility that I have to my recovery. And our common journey continues. Step by step. - Chris M., 2013
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