# Just keep putting one foot in front of the other **URL:** \ **Category:** Recovery\ **Created:** [July 1, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/12553 "2021-07-01T11:25:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tina114686](https://forum04.loosid.cc/user_avatar/forum04.loosid.cc/tina114686/32/28714_2.png) [@tina114686](https://forum04.loosid.cc/u/tina114686)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/12553/1 "2021-07-01T11:25:40Z")
Just keep putting one foot in front of the other ❤ ![](https://forum.loosid.cc/uploads/default/original/3X/3/f/3fa5d797b8db82dd1bb46407ec5cc2a94aa9812f.png) ---
**Author:** ![tom104224](https://forum04.loosid.cc/user_avatar/forum04.loosid.cc/tom104224/32/18880_2.png) [@tom104224](https://forum04.loosid.cc/u/tom104224)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/12553/16 "2021-07-01T12:38:19Z")
Its funny I was reading about the first miracle Jesus brought about, water from changed water to wine, then we came in and screwed the whole thing up lol 😆 drank way more than our share ,got loud passed on the front door, told off jokes... ---
**Author:** ![tina114686](https://forum04.loosid.cc/user_avatar/forum04.loosid.cc/tina114686/32/28714_2.png) [@tina114686](https://forum04.loosid.cc/u/tina114686)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/12553/18 "2021-07-01T12:40:24Z")
We abused the privilege. It's freeing when you finally accept that you can't go back to the old way, we have to find acceptance about it. It's complete surrender ---
**Author:** ![tom104224](https://forum04.loosid.cc/user_avatar/forum04.loosid.cc/tom104224/32/18880_2.png) [@tom104224](https://forum04.loosid.cc/u/tom104224)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/12553/21 "2021-07-01T12:42:32Z")
I guess what im saying ,the character defects showed up to the party and things got real, and fast, I have a couple of years more sober feb 2010 , the ride has been a kick in the pants,but the alternative would be ugly so I pray every day , ---
**Author:** ![tina114686](https://forum04.loosid.cc/user_avatar/forum04.loosid.cc/tina114686/32/28714_2.png) [@tina114686](https://forum04.loosid.cc/u/tina114686)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/12553/22 "2021-07-01T12:45:06Z")
Exactly, my worst day sober, doesn't compare to what life was like towards the end of my drinking and using. It was hell on Earth. Now, while things aren't perfect, I'm present, a good mother, a good daughter, and a good friend. And I can look myself in the mirror. If you haven't done so already, the steps really can help you with those character defects. I didn't even know what some of them were until I did the work ---
**Author:** ![tina114686](https://forum04.loosid.cc/user_avatar/forum04.loosid.cc/tina114686/32/28714_2.png) [@tina114686](https://forum04.loosid.cc/u/tina114686)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/12553/23 "2021-07-01T12:46:57Z")
I like to listen to speaker tapes on youtube, and I heard a speaker one say, you know what's worse than your first 30 days is sobriety? The last 30 days of your sobriety.... That hit me big. I went into treatment in 2006 and I had a couple of small hiccups up until 2012, and I've been sober ever since. But nothing changes if nothing changes, and I needed to do the work to change the person who I was ---
**Author:** ![joe113394](https://forum04.loosid.cc/user_avatar/forum04.loosid.cc/joe113394/32/30597_2.png) [@joe113394](https://forum04.loosid.cc/u/joe113394)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://forum04.loosid.cc/t/just-keep-putting-one-foot-in-front-of-the-other/12553/26 "2021-07-03T00:26:15Z")
I haven’t drank in 14 years but started going to AA again after not going for a long time because I don’t like the way I’m thinking lately. I never went through the steps but I’m thinking of trying it now