Most of us living in one day at a time recovery know that most of us are not doctors, priests, and politicians although we do need to recognize that some of us are. What the recovering doctors, priests, and politicians tell us is that they are only one drink, one puff or one hit away from getting wasted. They view their one day at a time recovery as a gift believing that they, like us, have found recovery because they were graced with the reality of desperation. In their eyes they told us that they are no different than we are, and that we all live in recovery one day at a time. Our realities are we all hit bottom and we don’t want to do so again. Many doctors, priests, and politicians like to keep their private lives private similar to many others in recovery. Sometimes this is a necessity for many people living in one day at a time recovery. We know this and we need respect this need. We are receiving the gift of reality. Peace.
