Retirement

 Sobriety is like retirement.  One retires from a career in drinking.  For an alcoholic, the career had a beginning and an ending.  It stays ended as long as one remains in retirement.  One goes to retirement meetings and enjoys retirement with others like them.  One can retire from the drinking career at any age and in any health, or financial situation.  Retirement here requires no money.  Each day one gets the choice to have a happy, productive life, or to go back to the work of drinking.  And it was work, many hours, with brief joy, followed by long periods of misery.  One is chained to the job of drinking, unless they retire.  Each day, say, “I am retired.”  Then work at it just like you worked at drinking.  Happy New Year coming soon.!