We must settle for nothing less than excellence in the form of abstinence, happiness and peace and power as we connect, or re-connect and become fully conscious of reality. Step eleven in the big book grabs our attention in this regard.It describes the idea of conscious contact with God according to alcoholics anonymous.
Never forget that you are not your disease, no matter what it might be, you are entitled to a life of abundance! Health, vitality, deep inner joy, peace and miracles are yours and you need to take and make use of them. You need to be conscious that these things are there for you without reserve or limit.
There is a higher and better consciousness that is written about in step 11, that we absolutely need to function from, because this is where it all in actuality happens in reality. The lethargy of not really being present, of drifting through life and the impotence of climbing mountain after mountain is not what we were made for. It is not what we were originally designed to do.
Step 11 states it perfectly as follows. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Never Stop. Never give in!