Alcoholic In Recovery

Easy?

I was recently at a meeting were some got into talking about whether staying sober was easy. I got to thinking that "easy" could mean both simple and effortless.  I see staying sober as easy in the since that anybody can do it,  with expertise and brainpower often being more of a hindrance than a help,  but it is far effortless, and that effort must be something I never stop.  I think the main reason I am still here after 33 years is that there was never a time when I thought I could do this on my own and did not need the support of meetings,  Steps,  other members and God