OK I'll give it a try although i do see sobriety as meaning NOT DRINKING...but trying not to quibling over words anymore
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Originally Posted by RufusACanal  In this new life, where booze is no longer the master, are you truly sober? Does being sober entail simply the absence of drinking; we have been taught that not drinking alone is not sobreity.
I am sober...as said...sober is absence of drinking
now based on what I think you mean...
So if just not drinking is not sobreity, what is?
being awake to life and walking skillfully through my karma
Does sobreity hinge on whether I proclaim myself to be so; honesty or dishonesty not withstanding?
sobriety hinges on weather i pick up a drink...my spiritual path ... i can't really judge how i am doing on this nor can others...I keep walking it the best I can each day.
What does the term, "the softer, easier way" have to do with getting and staying sober?
For me AA is the softer easier way...it isn't really necessary to make it harder, although I often do.
Is sobreity acquired through my efforts, is it a gift or is it a combination of both?
As with anything else in life...i need to put forth "right effort", but many do this and do not get sober...so it is a gift in that respect.
Do I deserve sobreity?
It doesn't really matter and who get's sober isn't determined by deserve/don't deserve.
How does honesty and sobreity florish together and why?
Well....being awake allows me more honesty i think
Where does God enter into this decsion?
what decision? One of my higher powers is the spiritual path that I am on and by being on that path, things change
Can I be more sober? Who is at fault if I fail in sobreity? |
can't be more sober, but could be more awake and more often awake. As for fault....That is not a helpful train of thought for me....When I "feel" like I have not done well...rather than looking to blame I look to what can I do "better" today.
Thanks Rufus...you gave me an opportunity to think about spirituality again
