Many people living in one day at a time recovery know the experience of fearing that we might appear weak. In other words we live our lives trying to hide our fear because if we show fear, someone, or something, will go for the jugular. It’s the same feeling we had when we were kids being confronted by the neighborhood bully. If we acknowledge we need help, and if we ask for help, we are not only doing the smart thing, we are doing the brave thing. Brave people ask for help when they need it. We learn a true reality which is showing vulnerability is not weakness. Neither is being afraid. We can’t expect to move mountains all by ourselves. And this is what living in one day at a time recovery is all about which is that sometimes we have to move mountains. We learn to reach out for support. Togetherness is a gift. Peace.
