Dr. Twerski's Sober Thought - March

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March 29

Honesty

Sobriety requires rigorous honesty. Addiction is full of deceit: lying, cheating, cover-ups. In recovery, it is essential to abandon dishonesty and become truthful, even if it hurts. We should always be proud of what we have done. True pride is constructive. False pride is destructive and prevents us from admitting powerlessness and from taking a moral inventory. True pride prevents self-ruination by chemicals, and will not allow us to do anything beneath our dignity. Honesty and true pride can make life much easier. At the end of each day we can feel good about what we have done and not make excuses.