As each new day passes in my recovery i will realize that my goal of staying clean and sober from drugs and alcohol will get easier and easier. It's the same as if I was driving near the California mountains, the further I drive away from the huge scene of mountains, the smaller the mountains will appear. And as I keep driving away from them, finally I can no longer see the mountains at all. It's the same with the addiction that I am overcoming. The more time that passes, the less vulnerable to my demons I become. The things that once triggered my mind to use drugs and alcohol are having less and less impact on me as I continue my new thinking of how and why to stay in recovery. Before long I will be having many anniversaries in my new life. First it will be 30 days clean, then comes 60, 90, 180, and without realizing I will find that I have gone a year clean and I will continue to feel like a new and better person. As I stay on this course, those that love me will be so proud, as I am proud of myself too.
("reflections in recovery" are in conjunction with 'A NEW JOURNEY' RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION, by john carcerano
("reflections in recovery" are in conjunction with 'A NEW JOURNEY' RECOVERY FROM ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION, by john carcerano
