Author: Dennis W.

The solution to my alcoholism is not abstinence alone. It requires action.

If nothing changes, nothing changes. The person I was will drink again.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

The world does not revolve around me, so I should stop treating it like it does.

If I act sorry for myself when I don’t get what I want or when I want it, that’s too bad.

I need to be grateful for what I have. “More” is a Blessing.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

I am an optimist. I wasn’t always one, but that has changed over time.

My experiences have taught me that living one day at a time, I can live without fear and navigate this life without screwing up too badly.

If I don’t get too far out over my skis, I won’t fall. After a while I have gotten the hang of it.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

When it comes to offering help, sometimes I am torn over what to do and how to do it.

Will I help make things better? 

Will I help make things worse?

Should I just keep to myself?

Should I just mind my own business?

What are my motives?

Then I think of the help given to me when I most needed it and the answer becomes clear.

When I am in a position to help, it’s because God put me there.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

When doubt creeps into my mind, it can fester and feed on my fears. Then I project the worst outcomes, allowing my fears to drive my thoughts, feelings, and actions. It can get ugly.

Faith, on the other hand, feeds trust and hope. Faith allows me to be patient, to trust that everything will work out for the best, and to look for the gift in every hardship.

I’ll take living with faith over doubt any day of the week.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

Every problem has a solution.

I can’t say that I have all of the answers. I don’t even know all of the questions.

I do know that most times the best thing I can do is show up, be present, and offer an understanding ear.

God provides the answers in His Time and on His Terms.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

Sometimes doing the right thing is hard, especially when it comes to letting go of someone or something I care about deeply.

I must have faith that everything will work out the way God intended.

I must have faith that God will show me the way forward.

God never lets me down.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

Some people are just unable to ask for help. Some of them don’t even realize that they need help or that they can be helped. That was me.

Had I been dismissed as not worth helping, I wouldn’t be here today.

Somehow I feel compelled to pay it forward and help others as I am able.

That has to be the Grace of God.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

“If you want what we have, and are willing to go to any lengths to get it …”.

I got sober to avoid further pain, because my life had become unbearable. I didn’t want WHAT I HAD.

It wasn’t a choice made from virtue. It was made from desperation.

The lowest point in my life turned out to be a gift. I just didn’t see it at the time.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.

My alcoholism problem did not stop when I stopped drinking. My developed nature of thinking needed to change also.

If I could have done it on my own, I probably would have.

The solution to my problem includes a connection with other alcoholics and with God.

God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.