# Recovery

The greatest gift of sobriety is recovering the person I was meant to be and getting to spend time with him.

I think I became an alcoholic because I was ashamed of me. I was afraid to be me.

As a member of this Program I love that I am here to not just avoid the liquor store, but also practice healthy, sustainable living.

is a three-step process that takes you from making a mistake to moving beyond it.

1. Own your mistake. To do this, say to yourself, “I made a mistake. I’m human. I will take responsibility for it and I will work my way through this.” Then check your emotions. Name what you are feeling.


2. Show yourself compassion. Think through how this mistake happened.

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My drinking grew from fearing what the Universe had in store for me; Sobriety has been accepting what the Universe has in store for me.

I thought the self-loathing, anxious, ‘not enough’ aspects of my personality were integral to who I was. But they weren’t. Turning to alcohol to cope with that inner critic was a bad decision.

Ultimately, trying to control the narrative about my own coolness is like trying to throw a football: I cannot do it.