Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand that in the beginning of recovery and in every day that follows is the beginning of a new day and a new awakening which prepares us for a day of abstinence and wellness. Wellness gives us the opportunity to be, or to become, people capable of living peaceful and contented lives. Such gifts are gifts that have sprang from a the gift of our very own desperation. Desperation is the little gremlin which led and leads us to cry out, or whisper, “God help me”. Though, with time passing as time does, we will understand such desperation loses some of its power and we have a quieter desperation that whispers, “Thank you”. Gratitude become an important part of our lives. Often we awake and say “Thank you.” It is the beginning of each and every day. We’re growing. It cannot help but happen. Peace.
