Howdy all -
Tis looking to be a bright and wonderful day here in the high desert. I's been a bit since I wrote & everyone know how bad habits are easy to start and hard to break.
I speak up and back with a friend here and they said" I've got 3 weeks sober - not much but a start". I thought about that for a bit and looked back to my first three weeks of real sobriety. That first few weeks in sobriety is the lynchpin that the rest of life life hangs on. I remember getting my 30, 60 and 90 day chips. How much crazy thinking had to be changed and wrong actions had to be corrected. How insignificant I felt my accomplishments were.
It's a matter of scale - one that we have to continually readjust in our minds. Sure, a day (or a week, month - whatever) sober may not seem like much for some, especially when caught up in the mainstream of life. But for us when newly sober (for the first time or the tenth) these time periods are an eternity. Physical, mental and emotional challenges abound. Even knowing the tools to stay sober aren't enough. Tis said that I must act my way into good thinking. It's true. It takes 90 days to form a habit - especially one that does not give instant gratification. So, I need to follow the example of sober others and do what they did to gain physical, emotional and spiritual sobriety.
One day at a time.
Just another day, my friend?
Never.
Live it well...
Nuff Said,
Dennis
