Oct. 6, 2024 - Readings in Recovery: Step by Step

 

Step by Step

Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024

“The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our so-called will power becomes practically nonexistent. We are unable, at certain times, to bring into our consciousness with sufficient force the memory of the suffering and humiliation of even a week or a month ago. We are without defense against the first drink.” — Alcoholics Anonymous, 3rd Edition, 1976, Ch 2 (“There Is a Solution”), p 24.

Today, if the numbing physical and psychological impact of my last drunk has been weakened by the passage of time, let me recall honestly the outcome of my last drunk — with the same consequences, if not worse, of every drunk before the last one. I have long since passed the point that a drunk tonight will be less physically painful and less costly than my last drunk, even if it was years ago. My sobriety today does not promise I will be sober tomorrow, but it does promise that I have a choice today to drink or not. If the memory of the physical and emotional toll of my last drunk has been diminished by time, pray I know that I and I alone will be responsible for the consequences of another drunk. And lest I forget that, if the consequences were too heavy then, they will probably be heavier next time. Today, I have the choice, and I choose not to forget my last drunk. And our common journey continues. Step by step. — Chris M., 2024

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Oct. 6, 2024 - Readings in Recovery: Step by Step

  Step by Step Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 “The fact is that most alcoholics, for reasons yet obscure, have lost the power of choice in drink. Our ...