13 days sober for any alcoholic is a good
accomplishment. Yet for me when I was
in rehab after a family intervention, 13 days
wasn't even a drop in the bucket of recovery.
When I left at 28 days sober, it still wasn't
a drop. However, each day sober away from
my last drunk was an accomplishment.
Over time, listening, learning, absorbing
and applying a program of recovery taught
to me in rehab and from ALL those members
who learned how to remain sober for a many
days down the road, I began to build a strong,
solid recovery foundation built with strength,
courage, hope, willingness, openmindedness,
faith, experiences etc.
It takes time to allow our minds, bodies and
souls to heal and get heathy. It just aint gonna
happen over night. All those days I drank and
what I put my body thru, I did some damage.
Not just physical damage due to a horrible
car accident that landed me in the hospital
for 10 days with them removing my punctured
spleen so I wouldn't bleed to death along with
numerous broken ribs and bones as a result
of hitting a concrete culvert sitting on top the
ground, but emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
Living life under the enfluence lieing, cheating,
stealing, manipulating, being cruel, sarcastic,
all those things that darken our souls and minds
is and was not the life I believe I was meant
to live.
Things in my life had to happen in order
for me to wake up and learn how to live
life without alcohol poisoning me.
Today, I don't regret my journey in life
that ive been traveling thus so far. After
accepting people, places and things in life
just as they are has given me a wonderful
gift of acceptance and graditude.
Don't rush building your recovery foundation
because if we rush then there is a greater
possibility of it all come crashing down.
Remembering life is a journey of experiences
that we connect together to achieve a healthy,
happy, honest life to live upon for yrs to come.
One Step At A Time.
