Many people living in one day at a time recovery know what it is like to escape the Netherworld. The Netherworld is a place of bondage, pain and suffering which which creates nothing but confusion and doubt. Its reality is real as real can be. Our new reality is that we actually escaped the Netherworld with the understanding that freedom from bondage cost us nothing, that pain and suffering still exist, and that confusion and doubt still visit us, leaving us a bit bewildered and unsure. The difference is that we need no longer need to face life and its struggles alone. We have joined the world of the living, and although life is imperfect, we travel a road of contented life. It’s the gift of gratitude that we find in one day at a time living in a world that is really quite manageable. We have discovered grace and in grace we have escaped the Netherworld. You can too. Join us. Peace.
