Relapse. Its been a part of my journey. For 10 years I have gone in and out of sobriety. I have never given up on the sober part even when engaged in active alcoholism.
For the ones who relapse time after time within the same week. Sometimes the message of what we must do does not become clear. Sometimes we need to keep beating our heads against the wall....or running into the same wall over and over again. Active addiction is a beast.
Now almost 8 months sober and I can say that my thoughts have changed and have grown towards myself and towards others who struggle with alcoholism.
We gotta give what we wish to receive. That makes sense to me. We gotta keep lifting each other up. Sometimes that means that we give support daily and weekly to the one person who is not receiving the message in their life. They will eventually get it. Patience and compassion.
No matter what, you gotta do you. Make your life shine and make that shine brighter than any other light you have seen.