A Sober Life

I am the master of my fate; I
am the captain of my soul.
– William E. Henley

Things do not just happen, we make them happen. For years I thought that my getting
well was dependent upon my family getting well. I rooted my recovery in the recovery
of others. I was the typical co-dependent.

Then somebody said, “Why don’t you start taking responsibility for your own life?” I
thought about that remark for weeks. I spent nights dwelling on the implications of
those words. I am sure that I had heard similar sentiments a hundred times but that
night, that special night, I was ready to hear them. A spiritual moment.

Today I believe that such spiritual moments produce a spiritual process that I must
keep alive. I am the deciding factor in what happens to me and what I can achieve.
God has created me to be involved in my recovery.

May I always steer my life in the direction of truth and love.

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“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the
body is weak.”
Matthew 26:41

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23

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For the majority of my life I held my parents responsible for my condition…I said it was due to my childhood the way I had turned out…Then in my 40′s I started to say…How long can a person blame their conditions of their parents & I tried to make out that I had healed…but the trouble was I still was sick…I was drunk constantly or I was a very bitter dry drunk…After hitting my final bottom & starting to work the program of Alcoholics Anonymous I found out in my 4th step that I STILL held my parents responsible & I had great resentments about that…With the 5th step I was able to admit my responsibility & go about the things I needed for change…I asked god to take away my defects & then I made amends to my parents…FREEDOM…Freedom came with those actions & my soul was a peace…Today I continually work the steps trying to ever grow & become more grateful & helpful
Are  you working the program of Alcoholics Anonymous…Meetings…Sponsor…The steps…& lastly but most importantly have you found your Higher Power…This is the way to freedom & serenity…Please leave me a comment about where you are in your sobriety…

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