Hi,
I am not an AA person, but I do work on my recovery every single day and have for years. And coming here to SR is very helpful for me on a daily basis. I think I have incorporated my recovery into my daily life in a way that works very well for me. I walk, I pray, I spend time with myself and I come here.
Maybe it's not one single event that makes people begin to drink again, after long sobriety. Maybe it's the slippery slope thing. What I have learned is that depression is a big player in my life. There are times when I want to go to the dark place, because it's familiar, because it's easy and because my body chemistry leans that way. I can take a fleeting look at that place, but I can't stay more than a moment, because if I do, the slippery slope will beckon.
I, too, have many gifts of recovery, including two grandchildren this past year, so that helps to keep me focused.