Reflection for January 17

We lived for days on nothing but food and water.

—W. C. Fields

Reflection

Many of us discover an astonishing fact of life when
we get into recovery. It's hard for us to imagine a
morning without the ritual of vomiting and the revulsion
at the sight of a poached egg. Looking around us, we
see millions of normal people, getting through a day
joyfully, sans alcohol.

Affirmation

I'll settle for food and water this day — and anything
else that's normal.

Malachy McCOURT