When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

[MajestyJo]

Practice makes progress.

- "Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book

That makes more sense than what I heard all my life, "Practice makes perfect." I was always looking for that perfection. Always in competition, with myself and others, trying to out think and out do what I always did. Then when I failed, even though I tried to do the work of three people, it gave me reason, to my way of thinking to use. I used alcohol and dried-up alcohol (pills) which ever was available, often using both.

If you had my boss, if you had to work for the people I do, if you had a husband like I have, you would drink too. Perfection is part of my disease, not a healthy part of recovery.

My sponsor has told me from day one, "This is a program of practice, practice, practice...."

For me, it is one day at a time. All I can do is the best I can do in today. I practice the principles each day. I apply the steps as needed. Some days I fall short of my expectations, yet I know my Higher Power loves me unconditionally. I really don't think He has too many expectations of me, although He has kept me around this long, He must have plans for me, or I just haven't figured things out yet, so I have to keep practicing until I get it right.

Posted on another site in 2011

I practice the principles each day to the best of my ability. Some days I fall short and then I need to do a Step Seven. For me Step Six is the thought, Step Seven is following through the thought with action. More often it is acting out than acting on a thought that I need to be watchful of, which is what I did today.

So glad that each day is a beginning, so I can practice again tomorrow.