Tides of Life

I realized that I had to separate my sobriety from everything else that was going on in my life.
No matter what happened or didn't happen, I couldn't drink.
In fact, none of these things I was going through had anything to do with my sobriety; the tides of life flow endlessly for better or worse, both good and bad, and I cannot allow my sobriety become dependent on these ups and downs of living.

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.