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 Today, in the throes of all the demands on me at work and in my personal life, I must strengthen my resolve to my recovery by remembering how I got here – and why. I must ask myself honestly if I have experienced the fundamental change in emotion and psyche that is required in recovery. I must not permit any of those destructive influences in my yesterdays to sabotage my today and, probably, my tomorrow. I must acknowledge any subconscious seed that might be planting a slip or relapse. And if that seed exists, I know I’m in trouble with Steps One, Two and Three. Those Steps – of total admission, surrender and submission of all I cannot control – are the building blocks of my Program. I must be on guard if I feel a crack in any of them. Today, I am an alcoholic, and I cannot – and do not want to – drink. Sweet and simple. And our common journey continues. Step by step. – Chris M.