"Exactly how was I supposed
to not drink if my girlfriend breaks up with me, or if my best friend dies, or
even through happy times like graduations, weddings, and birthdays. They
suggested I could just stay sober one day at a time. They explained that it
might be easier to set my sights on the twenty-four hours in front of me and to
take on these other situations when and if they ever arrived. I decided to give
sobriety a try, one day at a time, and I've done it that way ever
since."
2001 AAWS, Inc.
Fourth
Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 286-87