Life is meant to be lived by facing the challenges it brings.
Otherwise, I'm not living, just existing.
God didn't give me this gift of sobriety
to sit in a rocking chair,
imagining myself as some wise old woman
who has arrived somewhere.
There is no easier, softer way. . .
The teaching I receive in Alcoholics Anonymous
about courage and love helps me to continue
to grapple with the challenges of life
as they are given to me, one day at a time.
If I have the courage to begin,
I have the courage to succeed.
H E L P = Hope, Encouragement, Love, Patience.