Daily Missives

Turning my will and my life over to the Care of God was a concept that I couldn’t easily understand. What I simply needed to do was decide to do it. After the decision was made, I tried to not fight God’s Will and trust that I would be ok. My fate is in God’s

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I don’t know if I would ever have the opportunity to get sober again if I decided to resume drinking. I was not inspired to stop drinking in the first place. I was desperate and saw little hope in continuing to live. Now that I have been living a sober life, I still need to

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Making mistakes is part of my journey. Correcting my mistakes is also part of my journey. As difficult as it may be when I am wrong, I must recognize and admit my mistakes. It’s the only way for me to move forward and learn. I have to try to get better every day. Being honest

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Every day I have a choice – to move closer to God or move farther from God. Although God is always with me, when I resist His Guidance the day tends to be more difficult. When I accept God’s Guidance the day tends to be easier. Every day I continue on this journey. Every day

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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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