As I start my new life today, this saying from AA comes to my mind. I have spent the last 3 months pissing on today. Somewhere along the way, after over 4 years of a wonderful and sober life I stopped doing the things necessary to keep that life:
- Rigorous Honesty
- Do the next right thing
- Let go and Let God
There are many other sayings I could use but they all say the same thing really. It is a simple program really, recovery from addiction, but not an easy one. Bad habits and old character defects never truly go away - we have but a daily reprieve based on our spiritual condition. A spiritual condition that I lost somewhere along the way.
As I wrote in my last post elsewhere, my past life is over - I will now do my best with this one. One day at a time, doing the right next thing, being rigorously honest. These will allow me to get back onto a strong footing for my recovery and my life.
And are the only way to reclaim a small part of the wonderful life I had and subsequently pissed on........................
