Many people living in one day at a time recovery talk about living happy, joyous and free lives. Some people new to recovery have difficulty believing us when we say such things. They wonder don’t we ever feel sad or depressed or even at times despondent? Do we ever feel trapped by responsibilities and musts? In reality all we can say is of course we do. Recovery is living in reality and reality can be difficult. In reality though, we are living in relationship with the otherness. In other words we don’t have to face life alone and we believe in our inextricable connection to each other and to God, the spirit or the universe. We know that seasons change. What we have discovered is the new happiness, the new joy and the new freedom of belonging with the ability to live in reality with the capability of being responsible while taking part in recovery and life. This is the gift of a modern day miracle. It’s called gratitude. Why wouldn’t we say we are happy, joyous and free. We found it one day at a time. Peace.
