Sobriety

"I am an alcoholic." The priest was telling us on Sunday in Church. I was shocked.
Did I hear him correct ? Or was he referring to someone else ... which would have been the easiest thing to do? No. He was talking about himself only. And he was trying to tell us something.
Our priest was explaining that he was an alcoholic and that he was trying to get sober. And to attain sobriety, there were four steps:
* Keep it in your mind.
* Positive Action
* Preventive Action
* Influence your life with this thought


1.Keep it in your mind.
Every morning the priest got up, he would start with this thought:"Dear God, please let me be sober. Help me not to take a drink."

2.Positive Action
If there was a chance or reason for the priest to take a drink, like for eg,some lady testing his patience ;), he'd ask God "Let me not take the first drink,God!"

3.Preventive Action
The priest would try to avoid bars or parties lest he'd get tempted to have a drink.

4.Influence your life with this thought
The priest would make this thought a part of his daily life.

He was saying that this approach could be applied to anything in our lives. And yes, it's so very true ....

I appreciate this man, because how many of us could openly admit our wrong doings and mistakes ?? Rather than making me dislike him, I have started to respect this man more .... In the end, he's just like one of us.