Oh So Dry!

 Some people can stay dry, away from the booze, or some other addictive substance on ego…for a while.  There is no real spiritual growth yet, and little selfless service for others.  In addition, resentments build up and the attitude one has is rather negative.  As one person said, prayer, if any, is lip-service.  Life is not much fun, though you might still have a job and family and car and house.  Eventually, it all falls apart.  For the more normal people, a lack of a spiritual life beyond lip-service, will result in the same resentment mountain and bad attitude.  I would suggest sobriety, that is, surrender, have a daily prayer practice that is not all about your ego, accept that life around you which you cannot change.  Work on yourself and the attitude will change and the resentment list will diminish.  Ego is short-term, and then comes the cliff.