September 27

Higher Power or hire a therapist! I don’t care how you find sobriety as long as you find it. Those last few years of drinking were absolutely maddening for me, personally. Having found that I could not stop drinking, it was painful to imagine the rest of my life having to drink against my own will. I tried many ways in those last few years to abstain from drinking. I did all the things they talk about in the rooms of recovery. I swore off forever! I switched from vodka to beer to wine to margarita mixes, to mixing my own drinks, to rum and coke, and back again. Finally, I said, “I will quit for my kids.” And when that failed, I tried another thing and another. I tried self-help books and other programs on my own, and nothing seemed to work. I thought I always knew what I needed to do; and refused to listen to others who had “been there, done that.” Then, after years of trying, something finally stuck, and it felt like I finally broke free.

Reflections

Are you still trying? Have you ever tried to stop trying?

Daily Challenge

If you are new to recovery, clear your home of alcohol. Throw it all out. Today.