Very wise and to-the-point, Dee. Thank you.
I have had a similar experience and would only add that, I think, there also needs to be a substantial shift as far as the source of commitment goes, our addictive thoughts/behaviors vs working on recovery. At least for me, the work of recovery involved re-discovering, or in some aspects discovering for the first time, these healthier sources of motivation. Also connections to the world in new ways. I was very much a commitment phobe in my youth, and then it backfired and developed into the addictions and obsessions (drinking a major one, but I had others as well). I've found that it takes a radical shift in perceptions (both self and the external world) to make sobriety and recovery last. I agree that it seems like a Herculean task at first and also sometimes after considerable time sober. But I generally feel, like you also suggest, that completing this task in smaller ways, in the everyday, reinforces the commitment greatly and cements it with time.
Thanks for the reminder again
