A Promise Come True
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A Promise Come True

When emotional sobriety kicks in, true serenity follows

Emotional sobriety has taught me how to identify my alcoholic thinking and refute what it says. I grew up with lots of criticism and put-downs, so I was well trained on how to criticize myself. But now when I hear my inner voice  telling myself things such as, “You're not good enough,” I can deliver a stern back-talk that may go like this: “I am enough and I know I am enough thanks to AA and a loving God of my understanding.”

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