It varies but you Know what was real important right ? Step work for me gave me a idea " why" and therapy How!! The rest I picked up because I was really not to keen on Myself on the insides after being bruised and battered By my reality, that had been also made up as I went along.

I will say though quiet time and alone time has benefited as much or more as quality time with others!!

So many ways to go I found as I became more closer to a realer identity.
Billy

I don't.

I don't stay focused on my recovery, I am focused on my life.

When the thought of drinking enters my mind, I deal with it and move on. I pay attention to make sure that, now that I am not drinking, there aren't spaces in how I feel that I will want to fill with drinking again.

I wake up each day and thank God for all the blessings in my life, regardless of what may be goin' on. I can always find something to be grateful for.

I talk with at least one alcoholic every day when I'm not in meetings. I always make it a point to talk to newcomers and friends in the program.

I also think about what I can do to add to people's lives rather than take away from today. Those thoughts usually set the tone for me.

Get up and say a quick prayer. Go to an a.m. meeting (two commitments greeter and donuts, oh and phone list for another but that's low maintenance...start simple right?
Meet with my sponsor weekly.
PAUSE during the day to make sure I'm doing what I think my HP would want for me to do. Try to remind myself of that on a daily basis.
Call or text or both at least a few alcoholics that day.
Go for a run or walk for an hour and listen to an XA org speaker, this is almost every day.
Yoga at night a few days a week.
Journal before bed, prayers for the day, reflection on the day, thank GOD for keeping me sober that day and pray for the same tomorrow. Pray for my HP's will. Pray on anything that needs extra attention and GO the hck to sleep. Sleep 7 or more hours usually without interuption a NEW thing for this alcoholic.

I"m still working on a routine but so far coming to this website daily has been a great help for me. it helps me to think about others while dealing with my problems. i am thankful for that.

Get yourself a 24hr a day book. It is filled with meditation prayres and guidance for the day. I start my day like that I really needed some guidance. Then practice this. About lunch time try to remember what was read that morning. It's easier said than done but it does keep you focused on what you're trying to do. You're trying to retrain your brain. Greg

I'm w/ EJG on this. I have recovered. The obsession has been removed. I live my life, unburdened by alcohol. The only thing I do on a daily basis is maintain my spiritual condition.

I have to amend my last comment. When I was in recovery, yes, I did all those things. Now it just comes naturally. I guess that is what the spiritual awakening did to me.

Thanks all.

I need structure and routine to some degree right now. I have been struggling and I think it is because I have been feeling so good that I stopped giving attention to my spiritual condition.

I know there are lots of opinions on this.

For me, I MUST rely on this concept of a power outside of myself to keep me sober. I can do the work to stay spiritually connected/fit and then I feel okay and no desire to drink. When I start to live mindlessly, my ego takes over and leads me back to considering a drink.

My routine is the first thing to falter. This includes what time I go to bed, what time I get up, what I read or do, whether or not I pray and how long and who for, and whether I listen in meditation. It is as though I require a discipline for these things or I start to flounder. I would also like to include exercise and "productivity" in my routine.

ExJ... Focusing on my recovery IS focusing on my life. By "recovery" I mean living well and doing those things I describe above. I "live" as best I can and as much like a normal person as I can also. I work, I spend time with family, I shop, I eat well, I play... These basic things are hard to sustain for me - It is more difficult than just LIVING. A weight pulls back to craving escape and sabotage kicks in. I have to stay doing things spiritually in order to stay centered.

I accept this now about myself. Maybe it won't always be this way, but for now, I have a sense for when I am straying from "recovery" and "life".

I am working on getting back into a better routine. I think I will feel better in a few days.

Hi Taradactyl, I'm glad you mentioned your ego. It is an insidious lurking little monster that can really interfere with our emotional sobriety.

I'm a visual person. When I bring meetings into the jails, I leave my ego out in the parking lot. If I find that me ego came in the door with me, I shove it in my back pocket and sit on it.