"My natural inclination is to go to dinner, say nothing and just drink and smoke as little as possible. Is that unnecessarily risky? "
if ya like dancing with the devil, playing Russian roulette,rationalizing, living in insanity, want more gloom,dispair, and agony, make even more people walk away from ya, hurt others, and want to die....
go for it.
Keeping sober is the most important thing in my life. The most important decision I ever made was my decision to give up drinking. I am convinced that my whole life depends on not taking that first drink. Nothing in the world is as important to me as my own sobriety. Everything I have, my whole life, depends on that one thing. Can I afford ever to forget this, even for one minute?
Meditation for the Day
I will discipline myself. I will do this disciplining now. I will turn out all useless thoughts. I know that the goodness of my life is a necessary foundation for its usefulness. I will welcome this training.