Many people living in one day at a time recovery are learning to read the other in each other. The reality we are learning to read is that if we look with our eyes wide open we will see the face of God, the creator, the spirit or the universe in each other. Perhaps we are learning to comprehend each other’s pain and suffering, and we are also learning to appreciate each other’s freedom and joy. This is the reality of living in recovery however imperfect our recovery might be. If we choose not to appreciate each other’s freedom and joy we will discover we are living in a universe of self. We learn only the lessons of our own pain and often stay caught in our own suffering. In reality gratitude is an antidote to self and when we are doing well we understand this. It becomes reality. Peace.
