Some people living in one day at a time recovery have sudden and profound spiritual awakenings. They are often passionate and committed to the cause of living in one day at a time recovery by helping others become free from the bonds of active addiction. In doing so they are vigilant in sharing a message that our bottoms are powerful enough to create common bonds amongst us that we no longer need to use because of the sense of a wounded community which has the ability to support each other through common compassion and shared empathy. This doesn’t happen to many of us. Most of us do not have sudden and profound experiences. We are gently awakened over a period of what could be a number of years. And our awakenings continue to happen. It takes time for us to understand the reality of our spiritual experiences. We too become vigilant about carrying a message that our common experience of bottoming out need be as far down as we need to go. We too know the inextricable connection that we have with those we are akin with. We are all part of a compassionate and empathetic community. It’s not about us but it is about us isn’t it? One day at a time we all awaken. It’s reality. Peace.
