Originally Posted by
bookmaven 
I kind of feel like I was in recovery kindergarten and now I've moved up a grade. Not that we ever get to graduate, because it's continuing education for life.
So a relapse isn't the end of the world. It's not an excuse to drink either. Survival is not guaranteed.
Interesting perspective. I think the longest I've gone without drink since I started was about 45 days. I've never graduated to anything past sobriety infancy. But now I'm looking at things differently. The idea of never drinking again doesn't bother me as much as it used to.