Trying

I keep running into people and talking with people who tell me they are trying to quit. That is the lie we tell ourselves when we want to perpetrate our continued use. The below the line is you are using or you are not using. One does not try to stop you stop period. What many fail  to recognize is that by ourselves there is no stopping. Each day will bring a new lie as to why we can put off stopping until tomorrow. However tomorrow never arrives. Together, as one, we can get clean and sober. We reach out and talk with another alcoholic and addict who has been where we are and understands what we are going through. Additionally they can share with us their experience, strength and hope. 


I have learned over the years that I either use or don't use. There is no in-between for me. Today I chose not to use. Just today, I make no promises about tomorrow. I will be the best that I can be today, one day at a time. It is important that we start with respecting ourselves. When we start to respect ourselves we will no longer lie to us which in-turn means we will not lie to one another.