Half-Measures

 A way to look at half measure spirituality is to want some change to be built around your life that is otherwise unchanged.  In recovery, that would be “stop drinking” or whatever the addiction, but otherwise change nothing else.  It is building sobriety around an otherwise unchanged life as someone pointed out.  Going back to church would be a change built around an otherwise unchanged life.  Half-measures eventually become no measures.  Surrender is that yucky word.  Surrender is not “a little bit.”  It is everything that needs change in order to change.  Addiction was a symptom.  Surrender is everyday and all day.  Trudge that road!