Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand the reality of being denied participation in the belonging of communities because we lack the wisdom or the no how to do so. It is not a put down or an all out rejection of our being. It is the reality of divides which we cannot build bridges over simply because that’s the way it is. It can be like this in the rooms of recovery too. How can we add anything to a conversation about recovery when we continue slip in and out of abstinence simply because we are not there yet. We are not denying you participation. We just need you to listen a little bit. That’s how we participate at at first. We must listen. We hear you. You always belong and it will be okay. In time you’ll understand. We love you. Peace.
