Saturday October 4, 2025

Thought of the day
  "When we first begin to enjoy relief from our addiction, we run the risk of assuming control of our lives again. We forget the agony and pain that we have known."  

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 Many of us have been "thirty-day wonders." We were desperate and dying when we showed up at our first meeting. We identified with the alcoholics and the  addicts we met there and the message they shared. With their support, we were finally able to stop using and catch a free breath. For the first time in a long, long time, we felt at home. Overnight, our lives were transformed; we walked, talked, ate, drank, slept, and dreamed the 12 steps and program.

 Then, recovery may have lost its novelty. Meetings that had been a thrill became monotonous. Our wonderful  friends became bores; their uplifting  talk, drivel. When our former friends called, inviting us back for some of the old fun, we kissed our recovery goodbye. 

Sooner or later, we made our way back to the rooms. Nothing had changed out there, we'd discovered-not us, not our friends, not the drugs, not anything. If anything, it had gotten worse than ever. True,  the meetings may not be a laugh riot, and our  friends may not be spiritual giants. But there's a power in the meetings, a common bond among the members, a life to the program that we can't do without. Today, our recovery is more than just a fad-it's a way of life. We're going to practice living our program like our lives depend on it, because they do.  
 

Committment for the Day

  I'm no "thirty-day wonder." The recovery way is my way of life, and I'm here for the duration

One Day At A Time