I am so glad you are here and taking the time to read this either for yourself or for a loved one that needs some inspiration. This is a little clip from my blog...
Sobriety is like resetting a router—frustrating at first but eventually miraculous when everything starts running smoothly again.
I remember when things fell apart for me and I had to bite the bullet, (or maybe it was the cable cord?), and call someone to help me with the reset. I couldn’t do it on my own. I tried and wasted a great deal of time, energy and frustrations
If you are tired of looking at the static in your life and you want a clearer picture without poking yourself with a sharp object, like you need to do with the reset button, then here’s the step-by-step guide to sobriety, tech-support style:
Step 1: Realize Something’s Not Right
Much like when your Wi-Fi starts buffering in the middle of streaming your favorite show, you might hit a point in life where things just stop working. Maybe it’s a pile-up of embarrassing moments, or perhaps you woke up realizing you were on the bathroom floor having been labeled “the porcelain queen.”
Or maybe it was waking up with a pounding headache in a jail cell, and realizing you have no idea how it happened or what you did. If you still haven’t pieced together that “something’s not right,” congratulations! You’ve unlocked a whole new level of denial!
Step 2: Locate The Reset Button
On a router, it's a tiny, hidden button you need a paperclip to press. In sobriety, it’s the even tinier voice in your head whispering, “Maybe it’s time to stop” or ”remember what happened last time.” You can’t just poke the voice with a paperclip and poof it disappears, but recognizing it exists is a solid start.
For many of us we are reluctant to go to meetings like AA or Celebrate Recovery because we are too embarrassed or ashamed that “people will find out.” Well duh!! Do you think people in your life don’t already know?
And that’s what meetings are all about. Your fellow members will share with you a ton of one liners to keep in that head of yours that will eventually be screaming at you instead of whispering things like “nothing changes if nothing changes” and “play it to the end” and “what other people think of you is none of your business” to name a few.
They will also remind you of step 11 which says we“ sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for the knowledge of God’s will for us and the power to carry that out.” Another one liner is “you can’t, God can, let Him”
.......READ ON TO SEE ALL 6 STEPS. . .
