Nov. 29, 2014 - Step by Step

The Serenity Prayer

Step by Step
Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014

Today, if my candle is burning at both ends with responsibilities, obligations and expectations I've been given since sobering up,  I will not complain or seek adulation and, instead, will practice gratitude and humility that I now am trusted and can carry out what is asked and expected of me. But if I feel overwhelmed at times, I can fall back on the an edict: First Things First" The first thing is sobriety. Without it, there is nothing; with it, there is everything. The benefits sobriety bring to me include service to the sufferer who needs and wants to hear AA's message, and I should not shirk or complain about being in service. Not only does what I contribute to another soul strengthen my own against a possible slip or relapse, I need only to remember the days when I was drunk literally 24/7 and ask if those days were better than now. Today, my yesterdays are nowhere better than today, and today is where I will stay without complaining, without seeking recognition and instead ask in humility for His will for me and the power to carry it out. And our common journey continues. Step by step. - Chris M., 2014