Stick With The Stickers

For those of us who hit bottom and asked for help in my military setting, part of the protocol was to attend a two-week alcohol and drug addiction class while being introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. On my first day in this class, the seasoned, recovering alcoholic up front declared that we would be able to obtain sobriety if we did just five things. As he reached for the chalk to write on the board, I reached for my pen and paper. I desperately wanted to stay sober and was eager to learn the "secrets" I had not been able to find on my own. He wrote: