Step by Step
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017
Today, in the throes of all the demands at work and in my personal life, I strengthen my resolve to my recovery by remembering how I got here - and why. I must ask myself honestly if I have experienced the fundamental change in emotion and psyche that is required in recovery. I must not permit any of those destructive influences of my yesterdays to sabotage today and, hopefully, tomorrow. I must acknowledge any subconscious seed that might be planting a slip or relapse. And if that seed exists, I know I'm in trouble with the first three step. Those steps - of total admission, surrender and submission of all I cannot control - are the building blocks of my recovery. I must be on guard if I feel a crack in any of them. Today, I am an alcoholic, and I cannot drink - nor do I want to. Sweet and simple. And our common journey continues. Step by step. - Chris M., 2017
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