Many people living in one day at a time recovery live our lives with intention. As we live trying to help others, we know we are trying to help ourselves. In all reality we can only keep what we have by giving it away. We know that we share our recovery (our experience, strength and hope) to help others. We do this on purpose, driven by empathy and gratitude. In doing so we can tell others that we know what their pain and their difficulties are like. We can also say that we know their happiness, joy and hope. We let them know that others did this for us. Sharing and support are two way streets. They help us all. We understand that our sharing our recovery is a selfishly selfless endeavor. We also know that we cannot share with others what we don’t have or what we have never experienced because this is the reality of life. In regards to such a situation we have to say that we do not know, and we must let others know they need to look elsewhere. This is particularly true in regards to medical situations. When we know this we know the reality of recovery. We don’t know everything. In addition to this we cannot forget the truth of our intention is that we selfishly selflessly try to help others. We need to be healthy for this. We can only keep what we have by giving it away. Peace.
