Author: Dennis W.

So today is the anniversary of my first day without a drink.

I had not planned it. I was despondent, sad, scared, and suicidal. I had lost my soul.

I needed help. I didn’t know who to ask, what to ask, or how to ask for help.

I wasn’t wearing sign. No one knew how I felt – except for God. He decided to put a stop to my misery.

A random, unlikely phone call changed the course of my life forever.

Upon further review, I now see that God sent an angel to get my attention and save me from my wretched life.

I owe my life to God. No doubt about it.

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

On this day in 1990, I had my last drink. Being in a blackout, I don’t remember it exactly but I’ve got a pretty good idea.

However, I do remember how I felt and what I thought – a true feeling of doom and wanting to end it all.

I don’t ever want to feel that way again, so I do whatever it takes to make sure.

That was a lifetime ago, but I don’t ever want to forget it.

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

Early in my recovery from alcoholism, I was told to pray – whether or not I thought it would help me. I wasn’t so sure it would work for me.

It worked. Little by little I noticed that my doubt turned into faith because there were too many “coincidences” to ignore.

God works in my life when I seek Him.

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

Every once in a while the opportunity to help someone is put before me. More often than not it is easier for me to ignore.

Going out of my way to help someone takes effort. If I’m being self-centered, I won’t make the effort.

The call to help someone else is a call from God. Helping someone else gets me to look away from my selfish interests and to look instead at God’s interests.

Helping someone else brings me closer to God.

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

When I have a lot going on, my inclination is to rush from one thing to the next. 

It’s like I’m “behind schedule” because of the many demands of a rewarding life.

Maybe it’s because I don’t want to be a failure.

Maybe it’s because I don’t want to fail others.

I need to remember to stop every once in a while and let my soul catch up to me.

The goal of my day is to live it, not finish it.

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

I can only do so much in one day. As ambitious as I try to be, my mind wants me to do more than I’m capable of doing.

Trying to do too much in one day brings me disappointment and overwhelm. 

The most important thing for me today is inner peace. If I can begin my day connecting with God and try to keep that connection, I will accomplish what is needed.

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

I am living and have been living a life beyond anything that I ever thought possible for me.

I have been able to lean into the rough times and enjoy the good times while not always feeling comfortable inside.

It’s because I stopped fighting God’s Plan for me and accepted that everything happens for a reason, and everything reveals a gift.

It’s because of the Grace of God and following the directions laid out for me.

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

Becoming spiritually-centered requires daily practice. It’s a condition that I can’t just turn on when I need it.

If I attend to my spiritual condition consistently, I can be prepared for anything that comes my way.

Surrendering my will over to the care of God daily helps me to get the spiritual balance I need.

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

I often write about getting through difficult times. As real as the difficulties have been, they become fewer over time.

I have found that the more attention that I pay to my spiritual connection with God, the easier my life becomes – inside of my heart and soul.

Finding a rhythm with God and with others allows me to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the rest of the world. It takes practice.

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

Having to get sober is difficult. In a couple of words, it sucks. When I got sober, the shame, guilt, remorse, and self-loathing were almost unbearable.

All these were feelings that I would ordinarily drink or use drugs over. 

I could not get better all at once. It takes time. It takes pain. It takes desperation.

No person could give me relief from those feelings. It takes God’s Help. My suffering, although horrible, has caused me to seek God to guide me away from the Hell in which I was living.

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