~ Half Measures ~ Recovery programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous talk about half measures. AA says that “half measures availed us nothing.” I hear a lot of times in recovery that people tried to hold onto old ideas while trying to build a new life in recovery. I’ve also heard a lot people talk about how they never fully applied themselves to a life of recovery, whey they only did things “half way.” This is dangerous grounds to walk on, however. Alcohol and drugs are “cunning, baffling, and powerful.” One will hear all the time that you can’t build a new life while holding onto an old life. The old and the new don’t mix. Old relationships must be built upon a new......See More