One
of
the
easiest
things to forget
in
sobriety
is to not compare
your insides
to
other people's outsides.
Remember:
Their success does not mean you are a failure.
Their beauty does not mean you are ugly.
Their charisma does not diminish you.
Their popularity does not mean you are unloved.
Their friendships do not mean you are an exile.
Their recovery does not mean you are diseased.
In fact
their life
is not a comment upon yours
at all.
Take heart.
Every day sober
is another day closer to peace of mind and
a grateful, open heart.
You already have more Grace than you know.
This is true.
Anbsolutely true. Thanks for the reminder.
Posted by: Annie Mouse | February 05, 2013 at 09:59 AM
One thing that always puzzles me is what to say to somebody who identifies themselves as a newcomer, with 15 or 30 days of sobriety or something, only to reveal later that this is the latest of many attempts to get sober, that they've relapsed half a dozen times and been in and out of the program for years, but "this time, they're serious".
Obviously I want to encourage them, but my own personal experience (one try, sober 3 years) seems essentially inapplicable to them.
What do I say? "Good luck, keep coming back?" Any advice?
Posted by: ZZ | February 05, 2013 at 12:26 PM