Those of us who have been living in recovery for a fair amount of time know what it is like to live a life of being jagged around the corners. This is the reality of living with the remnants of past fears and failures, and present character defects and short comings. This makes us think – “If only we could be perfect” or – “If only we could have been perfect.” We must remember that we are a “we”. For some of us our jaggedness is that we are misfits who had lived portions of our lives impaired, frightened, and out of control. Even though we live a life of recovery the jaggedness still lives on and will continue to live on. This is why we must accept the grace of a daily reprieve and it is that daily reprieve that keeps us living in abstinence and recovery. It’s a gift. Peace.
