Originally Posted by
imignoni 
How do I hold on to those moments without feeling like I'm just sitting here trying to convince myself?
I think you do it, as the saying goes, "One day at a time..." Or sometimes it's more like an hour at a time, or even a minute.
The more of those moments you hold onto, the more they add up. And as those moments add up, you start to get perspective--things start to look a LOT different when you're not up close and personal w/the craziness.
I just came across a Program saying today that I'd not heard before: "Play the tape all the way thru." If you go back to him, sure, you feel the wonderful warm-and-fuzzies, but what
next? How does the tape
end? B/c you already
know how it
ends, right?
I always find this thread uplifting; it might be helpful for you now too:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...ain-stops.html