Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand the importance of perseverance. To maintain on going recovery we must stay connected with our supports and practice the reality of giving and receiving grace. Many recovering people believe we must have contact with others by frequently attending and participating in group settings where support can be plentiful if we know how to take what we need and leave the rest behind. Even if we believe we are unique in our journeys we will sooner or later hear something that we can identify with. A commonality most of us can relate to is we have a desire to remain abstinent which we do one day at a time. This reality reveals to us the importance of the other. When we see the other we share the common bond of together we can. Perseverance does pay off. It works. Peace.