Someone asked the other day why did I always write about the same thing? Why didn't I find something new to write about? And you know they were right about one thing: the only thing I really do write about is getting sober and staying sober. It's the same thing all the time: recovery.
After 2900 blogs I still haven't learned much new about recovery because when one thinks about it the basics we learn in the 12-step meetings and in the Big Book are what staying sober is all about. It doesn't shift or change. We follow the guidelines and we get the results.
Now what does changes is the people involved. Most everyone has a different story of why they decided to get sober, to change their lives. People come in with different stories all the time.
But isn't that what life is really about? There are guidelines for most everything. And when people discuss whatever it is: a trade, religious beliefs, a hobby, or a sport, music, whatever, it's always with a recognition that not much changes in the short term.
This is especially true in recovery. Those who don't follow the guidelines, eventually fall off the path if they don't adhere to what they've learned. So that's why I attempt to tie everything in this blog to recovery so that eventually it sinks in so deeply I'll never want to relapse again.
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