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Author Michael Lassman writes: \\u201cThere are 100 different ways to get sober and I\\u2019ve tried them all.\\xa0 But there is only ONE common element in every recovery, and that is God.\\xa0 Without His grace, His power, and His direction the battle is unwinnable\\u2026 is about the journey of recovery. If I had to single out one turning point, it came one day in my last treatment facility and I can\\u2019t explain why it was that day, and not the hundreds of other days I so desperately wanted to get sober.\\xa0 The best way to describe why that day was different would be with one word, \\u2018Surrender\\u2019.\\xa0 Something just came over me that afternoon and I just gave up, threw up my hands, and was ready to let go of everything I was desperately trying to hold on to.\\xa0 It was like the \\u201cold me\\u201d just died that day and the next morning I awoke as a new person. Letting go of my pride, my ego, my possessions, my reputation, and most importantly my family were all the critical ingredients for my survival. \\u201c