Temptation

Temptation
Baffling, cunning and confusing addictive thinking ruins lives.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Self-respect

Self-respect is the fruit of discipline: the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say NO to oneself. ~anon.

The person who has been sober for many years is still living one-day-at-a-time and must continue to turn away from the first drink or risk returning to alcoholism. Yet the many thousands of times he has said to himself that "I do not drink anymore now" builds a certainty and strength into his decision to stay sober.