“Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday”-John Wayne
I guess I still believe that I’m suppose to ride off in the sunset; saddles somehow ablaze with all the glory, but the good westerns never ended without a shootout. Growing up, we didn’t have cable TV, so my family told stories on the front porch. Where I come from, storytelling is not just an art form, it’s a way of life. Stories about ‘migrant carpentry’, ‘bootleggers’, and ‘hitchhiking’ were three of my favorites. Even stories get retold, and sometimes the lines get blurry like the tail lights on a straight scotch night. Even the good stories can have a not so good ending. Life, much like stories, can change on a whim. Today, living sober is a new found freedom…God’s gift is rewriting the script. I’ve been at it long enough to know that I’m always one sip away if I don’t continue to do simple things that got me back on my feet. Sharing, reaching out, and staying accountable have surely been helpful for me staying sober. How I finish each day’s ride is determined by my adaptability to life’s little pitfalls and pin pricks. They say you can get a drunk horse thief to sober up, but you still have a horse thief. So much work, so many rewards. If it were a fairy tale, I would write a book about all the experiences. But mine would end with me getting bucked off because I held on way too long. I have to learn the hard way it seems. Whether I’m on the summit or in the ditch, my story still has a chance for a decent ending. It may not be riding off in the sunset, but at least it’s not stumbling around drunk down on the farm……good day!….b
1manzstory | August 27, 2015 at 11:06 pm | Tags: 12 Steps, Addiction, Alcoholism, Recovery | Categories: 12 STEPS, Addiction sobriety, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drugs, Family and Addiction, Recovery | URL: http://wp.me/p6aM2c-jr
