Having a stroke at age 46 thrusted me into fundamental thinking about my existence, values, and my purpose. I’m forever grateful that I had a strong sobriety program based on simple principles that guide my behavior and my thinking. What my program has done for me is remove the alcohol to enable rational and critical thinking to handle life on life’s terms, not my own.
I’d be lying if I said I’ve gotten past my post-stroke fear of dying young (I consider myself young and likely always will.) However, I’m grateful for the spark of reason that, if I do the work every day, I can calm the obsessive tendencies of my ‘thinker’.
Although my recovery program is a spiritual one, it has introduced me to the idea that, as far as religion goes, I’m allowed to believe whatever I want and it’s no one’s business. I can “act as if”. I can “borrow yours until I have one of my own”. This permission has helped me develop a faith that works for me. My recovery program creates a pretzel of fundamental thinking, beliefs, methods, and assumptions interwoven into exactly what I need to stay sober physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
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