This morning I woke up and found it was a beautiful day. I don’t know what it’s like outside, but in here I was sober. I didn’t have a hangover, I hadn’t lost my car in an accident, I know my wallet is in my pocket, I know where I was last night and where I am today.
We talked a little about this in a meeting yesterday. Most days I’ve been sober have grown more and more pleasant. Doesn’t matter whether the Sun shines or not. I’m not that concerned whether it’s raining or snowing. If I adjust my attitude I can carry my sobriety out into the world with me. Even cloudy days have their own beauty.
I guess it’s a matter of gratitude. I’ve been blessed with a gift from my Higher Power and the good things I have found in this program. I’ve been given one of the greatest gifts I have ever received. My sobriety. I have been freed from the mental obsession, the compulsion to drink alcohol, followed always by the physical craving to drink. What a gift. That inner darkness has been lifted from me.
This is what I was thinking about this morning.