Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand that when we find reality we are developing the ability of being people who can teach others the importance of finding abstinence and reality for themselves. After all, the gift of desperation led us to a place where we sat down with ourselves and came to the realization that we simply had to stop using. There was a loneliness so deep inside that many of us felt hopeless and beaten. Some of us cried out, “God help me!” And God did. After being abstinent months, years, or decades later we discovered we were in recovery because of grace. We understood that God worked through other people and that in the togetherness with others we too could help others. Our loneliness had subsided and our stories became a beacon of hope for others. It’s our reality. Peace.
