Some people living in one day at a time recovery sometimes wonder are we really carrying a message of recovery to other people who might have heard our stories or read our written ramblings? Well maybe yes, and maybe no. It all depends upon who is listening. And it all depends on what our message is. Those who carry the message of 12 step recovery have helped many of us. Their faith in a higher power and their working experience of the 12 steps help us to understand that if we get abstinent and faithfully follow the workings of the steps we have the hope and the chance of being happy, joyous, and free people. Many of them regard being responsible, productive people in high regard. Many of them had hit bottom and so choose not to do so again. What they do works for many people. As with all people living their recovery one day at a time we need to remember that these messengers were broken people who with the help of a higher power, and with the help of each other climbed out of the abyss and received hope and freedom from active addiction. What we might relate to in their message is bottoming out and living unmanageable lives. We too learn to reach out. We too can learn to find freedom from active addiction and we too can find one day at a time recovery. What we learn is as messengers we are just people. Broken people who have found recovery. You can too. Peace.
