Daily Missives

When things slow down for me a bit I need to enjoy the peace that comes with it. I don’t want drama. I don’t want noise. I’m sure that something will come along and get my attention, but in the meantime I will try to be calm and know that I deserve it. This is

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When I got sober, I had no idea what was in store for me. I was told to keep coming, keep showing up. I was told that I would get better and thus my life would get better. No one could tell me what my life would be like. That was up to God to

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I cannot live my life to please everyone, nor for everyone to please me. Someone will be disappointed, someone will get a resentment, including me. If I consistently try to treat others with respect and decency, that is the least I can do. If I go out of my way to help others get through

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I have heard people in recovery say that they would die if they ever relapsed. The truth is that each of us will die someday. My fear is that I wouldn’t die soon enough and instead I would suffer unnecessarily for a long time beforehand. By the Grace of God I have no desire to

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Alcoholics don’t need a reason to drink. We’re alcoholic – we drink for no reason. Our developed nature is to use alcohol to change our feelings, whether they are good or bad feelings.  Alcohol brings us comfort – followed by Hell. The scary part for us is that, unlike normal people, once we start we

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Miracles have a tendency to compound themselves. Something unlikely happens which opens the door for God to do His Work. My life was spared as the result of a series of unlikely events. I see it as a miracle. By following God’s Guidance and living sober, I have found a life worth living. As much

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I don’t know what I don’t know. Everything I know I had to learn. Until I learned how to live without fear, fear drove my thoughts, feelings, and actions. I didn’t even realize it at the time. Now I see it. Now, I need to recognize my fears and turn them over to God. It

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God answers my prayers.  Not on my terms, but His. Not in my time, but His.   So, if I get impatient with God and feel like giving up, I need to look around me.  Perhaps what I’m praying for has already been answered.  Perhaps I’m so self-involved that I didn’t notice.   The answers

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There’s no right way to do the wrong thing. If it doesn’t feel right, I have to look at my motives. Sometimes doing the right thing is the hardest. Of course I can justify anything in my mind and convince myself with a good argument. But if I’m honest with myself, I can see right

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The world isn’t going to change for me. I need to change. I must look at what disturbs me and why. Then I need to ask God for His Help for me to change my attitude and perspective. God will show me opportunities to change. I must be willing.   God, please help me to

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