ODAAT glass.... ONE DAY AT A TIME....JUST FOR TODAY.
During my recovery journey i have gone
thru lots of changes....some good and
some bad....there r twists and turns
that pop up with u least expect it to.....
It was explained to me about quantity
and quality of my recovery.....sure u
can wish for many yrs clean and sober
and once u get there...some without
warning slip or go back out....and u
see and hear this quit often in ur meetings....
i would sit there in astonishment
thinking...what were u thinking...
why in the heck would u throw away
24 yrs sobriety....even 2 yrs....10 yrs....
And they explained how they became
complacant in their program....oh im
cured and i dont need meetings
anymore and ill never get drunk
again....then boom....they have
slipped....why u ask?
Well i had a fight with so and so....
oh it was the holidays and i thought
i could celebrate with one glass of
wine or beer. Maybe one joint...one
fix....and now they r full blown drunk
or high.
Or......
U can work ur recovery one day at a
time, know u r powerless over alcohol
and when u drink ur life always becomes
unmanageable....And u always no that
one drink will never be enough to satisfy
that craving u have for it.
And u know alcohol is poison to u and
if u take one drink ever..u will eventually
get drunk, go crazy or DIE....
I heard many times that once u get sober
or clean recovery screws up ur drinking
and using careers. Things will NEVER EVER
be the same as it once was.....
Once u have accepted that fact then
u move on with ur life on a daily bases
practicing the principles of recovery in
ur everyday life till death do you part.
The quality of ur recovery is what will
keep u sober each day...never looking
any further than where u r today...and
before u know it u will have those 16 yrs
like i have....
For me 16 yrs doesnt mean anything
to me....just today does,,,because
yesterday is gone and forgotten and
tomorrow hasnt gotten here yet...and
we have know idea what tomorrow will
bring until we wake up. Right?