Getting out of myself meant doing something
nice or curteous to someone else. Being kind
to someone. Maybe holding the door for someone,
smiling at a passer byer, wave hello, ask the person
next to you in a meeting if they'd like another
cup of coffee.....it's the little things that mean
alot.
I was a wife and mom when i got sober, so when
I returned from my 28 day rehab, staying sober
was top priority because if i didnt have that then
I had no me, no family, no life.
I worked my recovery program by going to meetings
and incorperating the steps and principles in my
everyday life as well as being a responsible adult,
mom and wife taking care of my little family to the
best of my ability.
I didnt look down the road to see what might happen
but rather stayed in the day. Concentrated on what
was right in front of me at that moment.
I listened, absorbed all I could understand in early
recovery and as time went on a day at a time slowly
I began to understand the program of recovery and
what alcoholism was and did to me an others around
me.
If i accomplished one thing that day, even if it meant
not drinking, then that was huge. The next day I repeated
the process and made a meeting or took the kids to
school, grocery shopped, anything big or small it was
an accomplishment.
Recovery is a journey of a lifetime with rewards and
gifts waiting for you.