Awaken Your Common Sense

Returning to the beginnings of “Living Sober,” we find common sense…

“Like almost any other ideas, the suggestions in this booklet can be misused.” Exactly like the suggestions in a meeting can be misused. And? The point? Won’t it all be what it will be according to someone else’s plan anyway?

Looking at the slogan “Easy Does It” the book says;

“Some of us have found that we could abuse this sensible notion, turning it into an excuse for tardiness, laziness, or rudeness. That is not, of course, what the slogan is intended for. Properly applied, it can be healing; misapplied, it can hinder our recovery. Some among us would add to it:”

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“Easy Does It – But Do It!”

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I know that many of you will continue to apologize for showing up late for a meeting. Have any of you noticed that these meetings you show up late to, started without you? Hmmmmm?

“We have found that for us recovery began with not drinking – with getting sober and staying completely free of alcohol in any amount, and in any form. We have also found that we have to stay away from other mind-changing drugs. We can move toward a full and satisfying life only when we stay sober. Sobriety is the launching pad for our recovery.”

If, using my common sense, that isn’t saying that the definition of sober is truly “clean and sober” then I don’t know what I’m reading… yeah, it’s a bitc* getting sober of you’re still drinking.