People living in one day at a time recovery surrender to the belief that deep down we are just people. Our lives have caused our hearts to break, and our illness have caused us to break other people’s hearts. Our defects of character have twisted our realities. We lived the realities of ill people not certain where to get help. The illness that controlled us had a defining and severe symptom that hid the reality of our disorders from us. This symptom told us that we had no illness. It held us captive with denial and delusion. In truth, we had no concept of reality. We may have functioned, but our minds were as psychotic as the person who believed they could lift skyscrapers and create universes. Many of us needed medical attention to gain control over such severe symptoms. When treatment had found us reality, we began to become well. Some of us would find better health and seek to live in a healthy reality. We learned illness is a natural aspect of human imperfection. We journeyed out of our cages. One day at a time we begin to grow as people – just people. Peace.
