We Can't Think Our Way Sober
To the intellectually self-sufficient man or woman, many people in Celebrate Recovery can say, “yes, we were like you – far too smart for our own good… Secretly, we felt we could float above the rest of the folks on our brainpower alone.”
Even the most brilliant mind is no defense against the disease of addiction. I can’t think my way sober. I tried to remember that intelligence is a God given attribute that I may use, a joy – like having a talent for dancing or drawing or carpentry. It does not make me better than anyone else, and it is not a particularly reliable tool for recovery, for it is a power greater than myself who will restore me to sanity, not a high IQ or a college degree.
