Nov. 1, 2012 - Just for Today

Just for Today
Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012

Just for today, remembering that working the Steps as hard as I could when I surrendered in Step One, I must know that I will have to rework them again if I choose to slip or relapse. Some of the Steps required to gain and maintain sobriety require some of the brute honesty possible, and seeing myself as I truly was coming off drinking is an experience I hope not to repeat. Thus, the solution to avoid having to muster such brute honesty and seeing myself as I was is simple: don't slip, don't relapse. Sometimes easier said than done, but the power of the 12 Steps gives us the control not to bow to that which we cannot control - alcohol. It is a fact that the sober alcoholic has another drunk inside but may not have another recovery. For me, even if I have another recovery, I don't want to have to go through the grueling experience of seeing myself as I might become during a slip or relapse. And my insurance against having to go through that is the Program. Today, I'll use it. And our common journey continues. Just for today. - Chris M., 2012