Robby... in my experience that is a pretty "rational" way of looking at it.
My truth is that some days... I really HAVE to rely on 'one day at a time' because my Alcoholic Voice screams and fights and rails against forever...
To me, this is because "forever" means he is in effect - DEAD. There is a little voice, and behind that little voice is some form of consciousness, and that consciousness faces it's own death. The death of the buzz... the death of the crutch, the death of the booze-hounding boozy McBoozerson....