Great post!!
Sums it up well for me. I will always be an alcoholic untill the day I die in that one drink would never satisfy me and neither would 1000. Only a continous flow would only ever satisfy for a very brief spell. That could never happen as loss of control and blackouts would soon arrive... cue jail, institutions or death and loss of everything else in the process.
Accepting that the only drink you need to stay away from is the first 'one day at a time' was a big turning point for getting to grips with sobriety and how to keep sober.
The compulsion/desire to drink may have been removed but I am always aware that I would be off to oblivion again and drinking upon waking from passout just like before if the first drink was ever taken. I will always be an alcoholic. This needn't be a burden but a blessing in some ways providing I stay away from the first drink at all costs.
I think knowing that really helps keep me grounded and I have heard it shared a lot in AA meetings that when complacency around the first drink starts to set in, then that's where trouble often starts.
Peace