Many people living in one day at a time recovery know the importance of a year spent in recovery and each subsequent year spent in recovery there after. Though many people celebrate one year and each additional year as milestones, we know that the year or the many years we remain abstinent we are actually celebrating continuous sequences of many, many, one days at a time. Another reality is that many of us who actively find support and give support in the rooms of recovery know that such rooms are the on going reason we have found and live in the reality of long term one day at a time recovery. Quite often we celebrate with cake. Everyone is welcome to celebrate at such events. We call them birthdays or anniversaries. They are inspiring realities of hope for us all. The miracle can and will continue. Peace.
Many of us who are living in one day at a time recovery know the reality of living unmanageable lives. What most of us have discovered is that life will eventually become manageable. It just tends to become our reality. The first difficulty that we face in recovery is getting through physical withdrawal. Often we need a safe environment to do so safely. Some of us needed and need medication to do so. After that we need support be it professional or peer support. Many of us needed or need both and there is a whole bunch of us who sought and seek the intervention of of a divine entity be it called God, the spirit or the universe or whatever else our conception of that entity might be. We needed to and still to this day need to reach out even after years of recovery. It’s our strength and it works. Life will eventually become manageable. In finding this we will become supports for others. That’s how recovery works. It becomes our reality. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery seek out to live a life of being in recovery because the cost is too high when we live in a life of active addiction. Active addiction cost us our mental and spiritual health while rapidly attacking our physical health to the very point that we could very well die. Suicide, overdose, and avoidable accidental death are more than common to those we are akin with. Those of us who find recovery are the lucky ones. Often we are the ones who our neighbors said were the walking dead. Our spiritual tombstone could be clearly seen in our eyes. Treatment and support from our peers brought us the reality of recovery. One day at a time we learned that we had paid our dues. The cost is too high to continue doing so. Reach out. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery know the reality of living life on wide open roads. It’s living life as an adventure of freedom. The only confines of this adventure are that we be responsible enough that we do such an adventure knowing full well that we must do so with those who are our loved ones and we need to accept guidance and assistance from those we gather with in the rooms of recovery. It also helps to recognize that we all travel these roads because we have found grace given and gifted from that which we call God, the spirit, the universe, and those we are inextricably connected with. It can become quite a wonderful journey regardless of any adversity we encounter. We will learn that the wide open roads are the discovery of peace. It’s the gift of doing by the practice of faith. This is the reality of living life on wide open roads. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery have found one day at a time humility. When we discover this reality we have uncovered a spiritual reality. The spiritual reality of humility is a modest commitment that we endeavor to fulfill by sharing peace, joy and love. We do this by accepting we are worthy of grace. What we need to understand is being worthy of grace is a paradox. When we do this we know we can never force our peace, joy and love on another person, or other people. The spiritual reality becomes a grandiose delusion should we try to. People need to be heard should they struggle. At such a times we have shared peace, joy and love with others because they know they have been heard. We know this from experience. It’s important. Some call it empathy. When we understand the spiritual reality of humility we know we are not always the ones with answers. Our reality is we are people living in one day at a time recovery who know we are worthy of grace. We know we’re not saints, but we do have the humility to know we have peace, joy and love to share, and it’s a modest endeavor. Peace.
Some people living in one day at a time recovery believe when they find reality they are experiencing a simple spiritual experience. In its simplicity we experience the really real of finding one day at a time abstinence. In abstinence our complicated minds journey on a path of reality, adversity, and joy uncovering the truth that all people are in inextricably connected to one another discovering the bonds of equality. Our spiritual health is an endeavor that we find influenced in humility by our ability to adapt to life’s situations and events. In other words if one day at a time recovery is not simple we are probably lacking in our own spiritual ability. Our spiritual battles are usually battles within ourselves. Reality and experience show us this. Most of us awaken slowly over time and continue to do so one day at a time. It’s that simple. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand that good reality isn’t always fast to happen. It seems in the midst of adversity struggles seem long lasting and in all reality too difficult to deal with. We could say that such times are depressing, stressful, and just plain cruel. As such we reach out for help from someone be they those we are akin with or to someone who is a professional support and we discover the reality of hope. A kind heart can make all the difference for us. Perhaps we learn the reality of this too shall pass which sparks the reality of resilience. We hang on for one more day and then one more day and so on and so on. Life will get better. We need to know that we are enough. Peace.
People living in one day at a time recovery live humble lives. In all honesty we find life to be a humble adventure. This is the reality of one day at a time recovery. What we have discovered while on this humble adventure is that we don’t know everything. In all our humility, understanding that we don’t know everything is the foundation of everything we know. What we have learned is the reality of equality. We are no better, or no worse, than any other human being. This is humble belonging. What we do understand is our one day at a time recovery is like a rose. It’s a beautiful thing but it also has thorns. What some of us come to understand is how important maintaining our recovery is. We understand that we are to give our recovery away. When we are giving away our recovery, we are participating in keeping ourselves healthy, humble and real. In doing so, we are actually helping people. We live responsible lives. Doing so is simple but it isn’t always easy. Humble people know this. We learn to reach out when needed. We know the rose has its thorns. In all reality this humble adventure has much joy in it. Relish it and share it with others when you can. Peace.
Many people who are new to living in one day at a time recovery develop a kindred desire to be “somebody”. Those we are akin with (usually people we meet in the rooms of recovery) can leave a lasting impression on us especially when we resonate with their stories. Perhaps when they share they speak confidently and we know that confidence is an inviting quality. We decide that we want to be “somebody” like them. And perhaps we will. In time, and time takes time, we will understand we are all already “somebody” and we will always be “somebody”. It’s the gift of humility which is the eventual reality for us all. We all matter. Welcome into being. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand that they are making the world a better place when they show a little kindness. It is those who were down and out that understand the reality of lending a hand when someone is in need. We understand because we have been there and someone had leant us a hand and should we show a little kindness it’s because compassion moves us to empathy and empathy moves us to kindness usually done in small acts of love. Kindness is our reality. One day at a time recovery has taught us this. Kindness can save someone’s life. Peace.