August 1

Nobody is forcing you to stay sober. You are not mandated to attend meetings or talk to others in recovery. This is a voluntary act. Now that you have some time sober, it is entirely your decision to stay active in recovery or just go about your life as all other people do. Take a look back at the time you have remained sober and in recovery. Is it worth it? Do you remember what it was like before you got sober? Nobody can honestly say that if you go back to drinking/drugging or just stop attending meetings, you will go back to how it was before. The question is, do you like the person you are revealing yourself to be today, or are you unhappy with yourself and your recovery? Are you unhappy enough to risk a relapse into who you were before, or maybe instead of that, perhaps you are unhappy enough to try something completely different? Maybe you need to risk going further rather than going back?

Reflections

Well? You chicken-shit-motherfucker, what’s it going to be?

Daily Challenge

If you are happy and you know it, clap those hands! On the other hand, if this reading struck a nerve, decide to go further today. Only you get to decide what “further” means.