PREVENTING RELAPSE
IS A DAILY ROUTINE OF FOLLOWING UP ON WHAT'S KEPT YOU CLEAN SO FAR. AS RECOVERING ADDICTS WE MUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE NEVER CURED. WE MUST KEEP TAKING OUR PROVERBIAL MEDICINE EVERYDAY. WE MUST REMEMBER THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH CLEAN TIME WE HAVE, OUR DISEASE STILL WANTS US DEAD. WE NEVER GRADUATE AFTER WORKING THE 12 STEPS, WE BEGIN TO WORK THEM A NEW. WHEN WE ARE YOUNG IN RECOVERY , IT IS STRESSED THAT WE MAKE ATLEAST ONE MEETING A DAY. WE SPEAK WITH OUR SPONSOR EVERYDAY AND WE MAKE IT A POINT TO HANG AROUND OTHER ADDICTS WHO TAKE THEIR RECOVERY AS SERIOUS AS OURS. WE STILL NEED PRAYER AND MEDITATION. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE STAY PLUGGED IN, PERHAPS BY DOING SERVICE WORK, SUCH AS BRINGING MEETINGS INTO HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS. WE STAY CLEAN BY HELPING OTHERS. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FORGET WHERE OUR ADDICTION HAD TAKEN US BEFORE WE FOUND RECOVERY. WE MUST REMEMBER THAT WE CAN BE RIGHT BACK IN OUR ADDICTION, JUST BY MAKING ONE BAD DECISION. AS LONG AS WE KEEP IT GREEN, WE CAN ALWAYS KEEP IT CLEAN.
ENJOY YOUR RECOVERY, AND REMEMBER WHAT A BLESSING IT TRULY IS.