Many people who are living life one day at a time will admit that they found recovery after a crisis. More often than not this crisis forced a hospitalization upon us, or perhaps a trip to a detox center. Many of us found ourselves broke, beaten and dismayed. In such a state, we found inadvertent recovery. We had thought someone would save us but we were soon to understand that we were being helped enough to know that we were to be responsible for ourselves. Many detox centers and many hospitals allow 12 step programs to put on meetings in their facilities. Some of us went to such meetings discovering the phrase “one day at a time”. Some of us thought that we too could live in recovery “one day at a time”. When we discovered that we had options we inadvertently realized that we too could live manageable and healthy lives. Some of us believed we had discovered a kinship with these people. We were receiving the gift of desperation without even knowing it. Our reality is we need to participate in our recovery whether we choose to be a member of this kinship or not. One day at a time living is a universal way of life. When we meet the reality of being a part of recovery we start to realize we can be well. We lose some of the aloneness that has plagued us. We reach out and we experience life. When we do we give back. One day at a time. Peace.
