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bluidkiti · 09-03-2024, 02:07 AM

September 3

The First Hour

Every recovery from addiction begins with one clean and sober hour.

~Anonymous

It is amazing to watch a television program and see how the most complicated life situations are resolved in less than thirty minutes. Those of us who have made a heavy diet of television probably wonder deep down why our problems are not solved quickly in recovery. When we were drinking and drugging, thirty minutes was plenty of time to dissolve a problem into oblivion.

Recovery isn’t like TV. We can't change the channel if we don't like the program.

There are two facts we can't escape in our program and recovery: treatment begins with one clean and sober hour, and the cure will take a lifetime.

The good news is that the focus of recovery is on the treatment, not the cure. And while there might not always be something good on TV, there's always something good on the program.

I will remember that recovery is a process, not an event.

Today's reading is from the book Easy Does It: A Book of Daily Twelve Step Meditations*

09-03-2024, 02:07 AM	#3
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,408	September 3 The First Hour Every recovery from addiction begins with one clean and sober hour. ~Anonymous It is amazing to watch a television program and see how the most complicated life situations are resolved in less than thirty minutes. Those of us who have made a heavy diet of television probably wonder deep down why our problems are not solved quickly in recovery. When we were drinking and drugging, thirty minutes was plenty of time to dissolve a problem into oblivion. Recovery isn’t like TV. We can't change the channel if we don't like the program. There are two facts we can't escape in our program and recovery: treatment begins with one clean and sober hour, and the cure will take a lifetime. The good news is that the focus of recovery is on the treatment, not the cure. And while there might not always be something good on TV, there's always something good on the program. I will remember that recovery is a process, not an event. Today's reading is from the book Easy Does It: A Book of Daily Twelve Step Meditations* __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.