A slip in our behavior can be a healthy reminder of what we don’t want in our  lives. ~ Julie T

We can debate whether it’s a slip
or a break of abstinence,
whether to recommit, take a chip,
or just start counting again…
There’s no clear answer
but there is a message
in the behavior whenever,
whatever it is. But only if we see.
Only if we feel, realize…
We’ve lived the life of rampant addiction,
of powerless life, of unmanageable behavior
and we never want to return.
Hopefully we can remind ourselves
by thinking, talking, writing about it
but no matter how it comes to mind
we know to hold on to what we have
and never return to the insanity
we left behind.