Thursday, December 15, 2022

Dec. 15, 2022 - Readings in Recovery: Step by Step

 

Step by Step

Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022

Todayguard against associating the quantity of my sobriety to its quality. If my recovery consists only of not drinking and I have not tended to my emotional and spiritual diseases, I am little more than a dry drunk. Further, I need to understand and appreciate the truth that ours is a day-to-day reprieve and that weeks, months and even years without drinking is no guarantee that I won’t slip or relapse today. Even if my own sobriety totals several 24 Hours, let me understand that I am no more sober than the person whose last drink was 24 Hours ago and, likewise, that person is no less sober than I. But if my own sobriety is several 24 Hours, let me also accept and respect my responsibility to the Program. I may be asked to carry the message to someone who needs and wants it. To that extent, I owe the Program the integrity of my sobriety and pass it on to whoever seeks it. Today, I am sober 24 Hours. And our common journey continues. Step by step. –Chris M., 2022

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