Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand the reality of being a day late when it comes to finding abstinence. When we discover this reality we often understand the meaning of feeling alone. Bottomed down and beaten up guilt and remorse screamed at us that we must find a way to stop using. Many of us cried out, “God help me!”. Although we are a day late, or even years late, God, the spirit, or the universe touches us with the gift of grace which in all reality becomes the gift of desperation. We find abstinence. Nonetheless years of using left us frightened and confused as we lived in our own little corner of the world. The rooms of recovery changed that. Although we were late finding recovery we did find it. We no longer felt alone. Perhaps now we could do some good. Peace.
