Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand the reality of investing time in their recovery. Reality tells us that we people living with mental health disorders accompanied with addiction need to participate in our wellness one day at a time by staying abstinent one day at a time. We understand that some of us need to take medication prescribed by a practicing physician to be healthy enough to become and stay healthy. Many of us join support groups and 12 step programs. Both are good for us because practicing the knowledge, the abilities and the experiences of both ways is investing time in our recovery. Also the reality of belonging and living an inextricable bond with people, especially with others living in recovery, can nullify any thoughts of aloneness. This doesn’t mean that we don’t have alone time, and it doesn’t mean we cannot make our own decisions, it means such inextricable bonding with those we are akin with gives the opportunity to draw from an incredible amount of experience, strength and hope so should we choose to. When we learn to pay attention we will understand the gift that others have been. For some of us we can draw support from others just by learning day after day, week after week, month after month and year after year the reality of how much wisdom we have been exposed to. Freedom, abstinence and reality are drawn from investing time in our recovery. It all starts with reaching out. Please do so. Peace.
