Hard Times

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Keep It Simple

If there is no wind, row.---Latin proverb

At times, staying sober will be easy; at other times, it will be hard. But we must do what is needed to stay sober. Having a hard week? Go to extra meetings. Feeling alone? Call a friend and ask if you can get together. Feel like drinking? Go to a safe place until the urge passes.

We have no choice. We must row when there's no wind. If not, we'll fall back into our addiction.

If we work hard, we'll stay sober. Plus we'll grow as spiritual people. Hard times test us and make better people. But this will only happen if we keep our Higher Power and our program close to our heart.

Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me remember that I grow during hard times. I pray that I'll accept and use what You've given me each day.

Action for the Day: Today, I'll list five things I learned from my program in hard times.

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1. Identify, don't compare.

2. Surrender doesn't mean giving up, it means giving over to the God of my understanding.

3. When you don't feel like going to a meeting, don't walk, run to the nearest meeting.

r. Call my sponsor in the good times as well as the not so good times.

5. Get active in service. if you haven't got a home group, get one. Set up chairs, make coffee, greet at the door, set up literature,share at your meeting, even if you are not having a good day. Dump your stuff and you will only have a portion to take home.