Step by Step
Friday, July 2, 2021
Today, if an anniversary of the passing of someone dear to me or any other observance rekindles a sense of loss and bittersweet, let me look to my Program not to mourn what is gone but to be grateful that I experienced the good in the first place. And let me look to the lessons and examples of who or what I was once blessed enough to have and pay respect to their memories. As a drinking alcoholic, loss was a cornerstone of my existence; today, in recovery, gratitude and honoring the memories of people or things now gone are my comfort. Recovery has given me the tools to come to terms with loss but, more importantly, how to handle the sometimes unkind changes in life without alcohol -- self-pity, anger, anguish, and a subtle longing for days and times long gone. Today, if the date resurrects the bittersweet, the gift of sobriety can overcome the bitter with the sweet. And our common journey continues. Step by step. - Chris M., 2021
Friday, July 2, 2021
Today, if an anniversary of the passing of someone dear to me or any other observance rekindles a sense of loss and bittersweet, let me look to my Program not to mourn what is gone but to be grateful that I experienced the good in the first place. And let me look to the lessons and examples of who or what I was once blessed enough to have and pay respect to their memories. As a drinking alcoholic, loss was a cornerstone of my existence; today, in recovery, gratitude and honoring the memories of people or things now gone are my comfort. Recovery has given me the tools to come to terms with loss but, more importantly, how to handle the sometimes unkind changes in life without alcohol -- self-pity, anger, anguish, and a subtle longing for days and times long gone. Today, if the date resurrects the bittersweet, the gift of sobriety can overcome the bitter with the sweet. And our common journey continues. Step by step. - Chris M., 2021
In loving memory:
Vicki Stewart
July 2, 1953-Jan. 12, 2008
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