Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Jan. 12, 2022 - Readings in Recovery: Step by Step

 

Step by Step
Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022

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 comes with 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 Steps. Those Steps – of admission of powerlessness, total 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., 2022

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