Step by Step
Friday, March 29, 2024
Today, if I start any day with dread, I probably need to do a 10th Step or re-do my Fourth. Clearly something is wrong and I have not yet reaped benefits of sobriety or, worse, I am little more than a dry drunk. The Serenity Prayer tells me that I have no control over what this day might serve up, but it also tells me what I can change is me. The Program gives me the tools to do it, from its first four words — “Admitted (I am) powerless” — to the 12th Step‘s promise of a new and improved me through a spiritual awakening and its command to practice all the Steps “in all (my) affairs.” And if I take the attitude that the day ahead is something to just get through, I will likely make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Today, I am powerless over whatever this day has in store, but my attitude can make or break the serenity that recovery promises. Sobriety and life are not made to simply endure or just get through. Today, I will live, not just endure or get through. And our common journey continues. Step by step. — Chris M., 2024
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