Thinking it Through
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- Thinking it Through

Captain Michael Morse, retired, Providence Fire Department
Without something to live sober for it is difficult to maintain sobriety.
One of the best things I learned in treatment was to “think it through.”
There is no such thing as a harmless little deviation for people like me. I might get away with a beer, or two, or three, but eventually, and the eventuality will be quick, it will turn into what my mind and body craves; at least a dozen, with maybe a shot or two for a kicker, and then…
You always liked drinking and driving, and actually drive better when you’ve had a few, but the officer who pulled you over doesn’t see it that way, and for some reason you just cannot walk the line, and before you know it you are back in the jail cell waiting for arraignment. They give you one phone call, so you call home, and the relief you feel when she answers on the first ring is short lived when she hangs up after a few words…
Yup, thinking it through works for me, so far.

We do not need to give in to our addictions, nor do we have to lead miserable lives fighting uncontrollable urges. We are just like everybody else, the same problems, the same worries, the same dreams and the same opportunity to make the best of the life that was given to us. By learning how best to live with ourselves, our best selves show up, one day at a time.
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