Monday, May 12, 2025

Sobriety

 Alcoholics think that their problem is they drink too much and cannot stop.  So they stop drinking, at least in the short term.  Why do they go back to drinking?  Because sober, they realize that their problem is with life.  Sobriety is their problem. If no work is done to change so that you can live life without drink, you are at best “dry.”  Alcohol was the symptom of the inability to live life on life’s terms.  The 12 steps and the recovery process is how a non-drinking alcoholic learns to live life on life’s terms and be selflessly helpful to others.  Substances are escapes, not solutions.  A pill to calm you down won’t teach you how to live life on life’s terms.  Few are the people who are willing to work at it.  

1 comment:

  1. No other work has brought a greater sense of peace or been so worth it, for me at least. Each day is an incredible gift. ❤️ Thanks for being such a bright light in this world, Father Ryan! 🤗

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