[Sugah]

I've known a number of people who've gone back out after a period of abstinence, find defeat, define a bottom, and return with willingness that wasn't before present -- by their admission, not my inventory. Was the relapse "part" of their recovery? As a prelude, sure. As an interlude? Nope, don't by that. I have yet to speak to one person who has maintained that he or she worked a consistent and committed program of recovery right up to the point of picking up. I've spoken to many who express the reservations they had in what recovery work they were doing, and I've heard others speak of trying to "get it by ass-mosis" (sit in a chair, hope something sinks in), but not one single person has ever said to me, "I picked up while I was on solid spiritual footing."

Peace & Love,
Sugah