Coming In Out Of The Rain

Good morning Bloggers,
     Each day in the walls of recovery rooms throughout the world, when asking the question, “why am I here?” We, as addicts, are reminded that we are sick people suffering from a disease from which there is no known cure.  It can, however, be arrested at some point and recovery is then possible.  I was always told , “don’t leave before the miracles happen”, I must be quite frank with my readers that up to that point in my life all of my delusional miracles seemed to have come straight from a bottle so that line was like trying to sell me beachfront property in Omaha.  Meanwhile, I’d like to share an excerpt from the book on my light bulb going off, the miracle, my aha moment in recovery if you will.  It comes from the chapter, Coming In Out of the Rain, the final chapter of my work. I was given a weekend pass from the Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center to attend my Uncle’s funeral in Bradenton, FL.  I was all by myself with money and nothing to stop me from walking up to the convenience store that I could see outside of my window except air and opportunity.  Usually this is where it all went horribly wrong, this is where the baffling, cunning and powerful disease fools me into thinking that I can just have one, where my mind tries to trick me into thinking that one is not too many and a million is enough.  What I had learned and achieved over the months reigned supreme against the enemy and I told myself, “If  you do what you always did, you’ll get what you always got”, “to thine self be true”, and finally, “let go and let God”.  I cracked open my book of books, read some scripture, prayed and then wrote in my journal.  My thoughts eventually changed from thinking about having a drink to enjoying the serenity and respite of being away from the everyday hustle and bustle of the rehabilitation center and spending time with my Master.  It was at that moment that I knew that I would never drink again.
     Readers, with updated information from the Publishing company, my date for the book launch is scheduled (I have booked the venue) for August 27th. More details to follow.  Thank you!