Category: Daily Missives

I have been living sober for quite a while. Over time, I got the hang of it. That doesn’t mean I’m on cruise-control.

Every once in a while I learn about someone who relapses after a period of sobriety. The thought of it horrifies me. The reason is always the same – they forget and then stop doing what they had been doing.

There are certain habits which I was taught early on that I keep up to this day. I never want to forget how horrible I used to feel.

What I have to do every day is not hard. The fact that it works for me gives me faith that it will continue to work for me.

I get to live sober only one day at a time. Today is that day.

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

When I find myself reluctant to pray, it’s a warning sign to me. It is a sign of complacency.

Sometimes I feel rushed. Sometimes I feel like I don’t need to pray.

Usually it’s a sign that I’m veering off of the right path.

Hitting my knees and asking for God’s Help shows humility. After all, I haven’t gotten this far on my own.

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

I will be ok – if I allow it.

Everything always turns out the way it’s supposed to turn out.

The toughest part of life for me is when I resist the way things are at this moment and internalize it. The internal torque I experience causes me to try to impose my will upon the world.

The world doesn’t revolve around me. Too bad for me. I’ll get over it when I stop and see that I am the one with the problem.

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

There was a time when I didn’t think I would survive very long. I could not foresee what my life would be like if I did make it.

By taking care of each day, one day at a time, I have survived. 

My life did not unfold as I ever imagined it would. I am Blessed beyond what I ever deserved.

Today is a gift. I look forward to opening it.

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

I can’t please everyone. I just need to be consistent in what I do and how I treat people.

I need to accept others for how they are, whether it pleases me or not.

I must trust God to guide me in how I treat others today and to help me accept them as they are.

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

When I was lost, I wasn’t very good at asking for directions. I pretended to know what I was doing until I found that I felt totally alone.

I had abandoned all good sense and had ventured into a dark place that I couldn’t return from on my own.

I did not realize that God was with me all along. He put people into my path to show me the way and give me direction.

I must always remember that I am not alone. God is always with me, using others to lead me to the right way to live.

I am grateful for the angels God has sent to help me.

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

Regardless of my present circumstances, how I am feeling, or what I am thinking, I need to put my recovery ahead of everything.

Anything that I put above my recovery I will lose – including my sobriety … including my soul.

Each day I must remember that I am an alcoholic. My alcoholism never goes away, as much as it tells me that it’s ok to drink.

Every day I ask God for help. Every day I remind myself that I only get a daily reprieve when I put my trust in God’s Care.

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

I hope that I am not judged for my shortcomings. Each of us falls short sometimes.

I hope that I can be understanding enough so that I don’t judge others.

I hope that if I am judged, it is for never giving up on myself.

God never gives up on me.

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

When I realized that I needed God’s Help in order to get sober, I really didn’t know how to go about doing that.

I was told to get on my knees and pray – every morning and every night.

I wasn’t so sure it would work, but I was assured that it was the only way.

After a while, I realized that the desire to drink was lifted. I can’t say exactly when it happened, but it did.

I had finally found a practical use for God. Over time, by turning my will and my life over to God’s Care I have become useful to God.

Funny how that works.

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

Having been spared from a life of endless misery, I have an obligation to try to help someone else.

Carrying the message is my responsibility.

Of course I cannot change anyone. But I can share how I have changed, in hopes that it may give someone else hope.

Sharing the gift is the only way I get to keep it.

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