Most people living in one day at a time recovery understand that recovery isn’t a holiday. Yes we are happy that we found abstinence and recovery and reality but recovery’s work continues every single day. We know this because we were told that everyday we are just an arms length away from using. We also know that even after years of one day at a time recovery thoughts about using though few and far between are a natural occurrence for us. When we know this we know that we are granted a daily reprieve from active addiction. Without any reservation we understand that we cannot pick up that first one. Not for Christmas, not for New Years, not for job promotions, and especially not for the birth of a child. We know recovery is never a holiday. It is work and it is grace. Peace.
