I have watched too many people over the years not work their recovery daily. When we forget for even a nano-second that we are addicts that is when our Ego's and our disease, hand in hand will stop by and say to us 'you can do just one.' Again I have seen too many people, our teachers, who did just one and never came back.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
One
When I awake every morning I re-member that I am an addict and get to begin my day by giving my will and my life over to God. When I do that my day is so much easier. If I told you that I have that all down after almost 16 years clean and sober. That would be a lie. What we all do is receive a daily reprieve from our addiction and we practice doing the footwork each day to maintain our recovery.
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Doc, Your comments hit home for me. Thanks for suggesting that I follow your blog. Your previous posts about your friend really hit home. A good friend recently reached out to me looking to get sober again. She took some meaningful action and detoxed, restarted her program, but I am afraid that her complete willingness and surrender just isnt there yet. I have to remind myself that it's not my call. I hope and pray that she becomes willing to keep taking the nessary action. I pray for her surrender. Self will kills. In the meantime, I have my own work to attend to. One day at a time, doing the footwork.
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