FT

Thanks, ReadyAndAble, for quoting the title of this thread once again.

"Once more unto the breach, dear friends..." Such a famous line from Henry V, the play by Shakespeare.

It is so representative of what addiction stands for, in terms of what those of us who choose recovery are up against. In the Shakespearean play, King V and his forces are battling France on territory once lost, and he urges his men ("dear friends") to blockade a break in the wall of the city, resisting the French forces at any cost, clogging up the breach with their dead bodies if necessary. England wins and the French King surrenders.

Sometimes the "forces" of addiction do feel that strong, and sometimes we do have to muster up our "dear friends" in a concerted effort to pound it back.

This is a very masculine concept, and even though I am female I do like this analogy. My "forces" are currently strong, but I am also on territory once lost.

I'm going to watch my "wall" carefully.

NobleCause, and everyone, I hope you are all well today.

FT