Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand the reality of being touched by the Divine. Many of us believe that if our beliefs of the Divine are founded from religion we are in fact hypocrites. In reality what we are doing is being the pot calling the kettle black. Spiritual people understand that most people living in recovery have no right to such judgement and that we gave up such notions when we declared ourselves to be addicts. We are not judges; we are kin. What we discover is the divine has many ways of touching us. When we begin to understand one day at a time recovery we understand we are touched by grace. What grace does for one it will do for another. It usually begins with the gift of desperation. We must never forget this reality. We’re all touched by the divine. Peace.
Some of us living in one day at a time recovery know what it is like for us to live in a world where we’ll weep. It is the nature of soft-hearted people. People who could not come to terms with the reality that we lived impaired lives with little regards for the wellness of those who were closest to us. When we first find abstinence it is a good chance the flood gates will open full force. In our fear and in our remorse we find out just how tough we really are. We’re like kittens facing a pack of hungry wolves. Our emotions chew us up, spit us out and tell us that we best not run with the wolves. We seek refuge in the arms of our loved ones, detox centers, and hospitals in which we find new beginnings. In such realities and in such desperation we understand we need not face life on our own. Some say our tears help in the cleansing of our souls. Today we know that it’s okay to weep. It all part of living in one day at a time recovery. We are no longer alone. We’ve found grace. Peace.
Most people living in one day at a time recovery understand that togetherness means a lot. If we understand the meaning of spiritual wellness we understand two things which are we love together and we recover together. Without love and without a togetherness recovery is not a one day at a time journey. What we discover is life becomes an egoic undertaking of delusional importance because we believe ourselves to be above others. Besides that aloneness becomes a lonely place. We know this because many of us have tried the alone road. Today we know togetherness and in that togetherness we know togetherness means a lot. In togetherness we find grace. Together we can find recovery in an inextricable bond of humility, hope, and freedom which comes to us one day at a time. It becomes the beginning of joy. Peace.
Some times people living in one day at a time recovery understand when it is time to abandon the sinking ship. Regardless of how we feel, regardless of how much our beliefs are unimportant to others we do know one thing which is even when we are right our resentments can become sanctimonious endeavors which cause discord and pain guided by nothing but unconcern. Where others can let things go, we sometimes cannot. Should we choose to let a resentment go but we cannot we need to remind ourselves we are on a sinking ship which is going sink whether or not we go down with it or jump into the safety of a life boat. It’s part of living in one day at a time recovery. We call it grace. It’s for everyone. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery realize that as we venture on our individual paths in recovery we are actually walking with the other. Most of us who visit the the rooms of recovery learned early on in our journey that we didn’t have to walk this road alone. We soon discovered that funny little coincidences like unexpected invites to join others for coffee would happen on days when all was difficult. It even helped us to remain abstinent for one more day. What we began to see was that God, the spirit, or the universe was actually working through others. In reality we started to realize we were walking with the other in an inextricable way. One day at a time recovery became a living miracle for us. Our early desperation became a gift for which we are grateful. Now we walk in grace. Peace.
Many people living in one day at a time recovery know everyday brings hope. We don’t have to feel, experience, or absolutely understand how we have hope. It’s not a matter of faith, trust, good deeds, or anything that we have done that merits us this reality. There is hope everyday because of pain, sickness, death, and tragedy. It is because chains, terror, cruelty, and ill will supersede any act of decency or kindness. It is because want gets twisted into greed, addiction, and to the very least obsessive want. It’s because life gets so selfish we don’t even care enough to share the air that we breathe or the water that we drink. It’s because we wage war with our neighbors because we want what they have or they are a threat to our sanctimonious belief of ourselves, our God, and our society. Everyday we awaken we know this pain, this wrong, and this truth. We shed the tears, we heave the sighs, we sob the sobs, and we know the dark deep days of depression. But still we sing, we smile, we work, we laugh, and we can be exceedingly grateful. People marry or form unions of togetherness. Kindness and charity is a part of our lives. Children are born and they sing their funny rhymes. And even poets can smile. What else could we do but believe their is hope everyday. Hope is because it has to be. It’s a kin to love. There is no other reality.
Many of us who are living in one day at a time recovery know what it is like to be the powerful and the humble. In days we were the powerful our thinking was egocentric and a bit delusional. We told ourselves that we could control our using and stop all by ourselves any time that we really wanted to contrary to the reality of having no control whatsoever. When we bottomed out we came to an understanding of desperation that we needed help. We became humble and reached out for help and we found it either at a detox center or a hospital. In doing so we learned a valuable lesson that many of us, after years of recovery, still use. This lesson is alone I can’t but together we can. We practice this in the rooms of recovery. Still humble, we help each other. Now we know. Peace.
Many of us living in one day at a time recovery understand that we want a simple life. We realize that although most of us have spiritual experiences such as we know there is a God and that we are not him, her, they or it. We come to believe that our lives are not moment after moment moments of epiphanies and spiritual superiority but we realize through God’s grace and compassion we have become recovering people who share an inextricable bond with each other. Most of us don’t learn this overnight. The gift of desperation made it so we could understand and with this understanding we develop a want for a simple life or what we can call one day at a time recovery. It’s that simple. Recovery is a gift. It’s a lesson in humility. We will never know how profound this truly is. Peace.
Most people living in one day at a time recovery know that they will never be perfect and if we did manage to become perfect it would probably be a very lonely place. If we did manage to become perfect who could truly relate to us. As perfect people wouldn’t we always have to be in control. Would we drive so-called regular people into fits of frustration with our persistent direction and advice. Would we never have the opportunity of being able to make a mistake and say I’m sorry and I was wrong. In addition to this, what kind of pressure would we put on our kids to be just like us. And most importantly, would we believe that we’d have to be God. No thanks. Most of us have enough control issues as it is. We just want to be regular recovering people. Spiritual misfits if we may. This way we understand one day at a time recovery and we understand grace. It’s our greatest gift. Peace.
Many people who are living in one day at a time recovery understand that there are days that are hectic.
These days happen around holidays, weddings, graduations, and other days in which we are required to meet deadlines. Not only will we discover that we can do what has to be done but we also find out that we can do so while remaining abstinent. Most of the time when days are hectic we discover that there are other people who will gladly pitch in. Some people are so good at pitching in that they will delegate who needs to do what. Most of the times tasks are broken into one step at a time one day at a time and we know that we know how to do this. It’s what living in recovery is all about. There are days but we’ll be okay. Reach out. Peace.