Many people who live in one day at a time recovery believe in reaching out to other people. Those of us who do, believe in give and take. Often we do so in recovering communities. We can call this the spiritual principle of community. In other words we don’t have to participate in life just by ourselves. When we join such communities we become a part of as opposed to being apart from. Being a part of helps us to live in healthy one day at a time recovery. We become willing to learn, and we learn how to learn. Often we have have to quiet our egos long enough to understand that we are just a part of such communities and that we are not the whole community. When we do so we understand the we in community. Some of us are members of mental health and addiction support groups. Some of us are members of 12 step fellowships and we find much support in their altruistic communities. Another reality is some of us join creative communities simply to be a part of. Some of us join faith communities. In doing so we are a part of. We no longer have to be alone. It’s give and take in community. Peace.
