I attribute the high number of relapses in early sobriety to people wanting instant satisfaction.
Anything in life worth while has to be worked for. In early sobriety, I wanted the sobriety of the old timers. I've heard them say, I couldn't handle it. All my speed bumps in life now would've seemed like mountains sometimes in the early days of recovery.
I've got a few 24 hours under my belt now but, I still have to go out and make the best of each day. I live each day as if, this my be my last one. I might not wake up tomorrow morning so, I'm going to fully enjoy today no matter what!