A new day

I've been going through recovery since the end of March. I've had quite a few "slips" which I call relapses. I call them relapses because I know mentally I can't handle a small slip. I drank til I blacked out almost every night for almost 10 years. I've been on 7 cups trying to get help and I also go to aa trying to build an army. But even then I find myself questioning why am I working so hard but I'm getting nowhere when in reality any day sober IS getting somewhere. Today in aa I meantion that I haven't been as sober as long as the rest of the people in aa and someone spoke up and said we've all been sober the same amount of time today and thats since we woke up. Even if I have to keep keep grabbing that 24 hour chip is a step forward. This meme tells me that everyone goes at a different pace when it comes to recovery and that's okay. As long as we are all headed in the same direction.