Step by Step
Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023
Today, Christmas Eve, I have no need, desire or excuse to partake of the holiday’s liquid cheer because I am here despite or in spite of it all, and my choice today is to safeguard or begin my recovery. If I still have family and friends to be with this holiday season, I will not sabotage it by drinking. If I am alone, it is because I have allowed it and shut out the support of family and friends, meeting houses, others in recovery or those who need help getting there. Today is not a day for selfishness, and I will not empower it with self-pity, anger, mourning and regret if they are what my drinking spawned. Instead, I will be grateful that I simply am and have the potential to recover, grow in it and, in some way, regain what I lost and keep what I haven’t lost. Today, I haven’t got time for the bittersweet of the season, only the promise of the sweet. And our common journey continues. Step by step. — Chris M., 2023
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