No one likes to go through pain. People avoid it in many different ways. It just so happens that my way will kill me and absolutely desecrate the hearts and souls of the people who love me in ways I never thought possible. It seems so counterintuitive to admit to this, but I’m grateful to know that pain. Feeling that pain proves to me I’m not that selfish monster only concerned with what I could take from people. I’ve learned so much from the pain of the results of my actions and behaviors that I can see it’s value and role in life. It’s the great motivator. Drinking and drugging gives me a better perspective on your life….. getting sober gives me a better perspective on “MY” life. And me and my way of life is the only thing I can fix. Spirituality is a relationship with reality and that relationship is nonexistent if I’m not sober. Get a sponsor, go to meetings and get stupid. It’s what’s working for me.
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