Those of us living in one day at a time recovery know that our recovery isn’t just a cause. We live the life, we feel and felt the pain, we hit the bottoms, and we’ve lost the people who have died because of our disorders. We’ve done the rehabs, the units, the hospitals, and the jails. And still we go to meetings, work the steps, and try to help people. Not just people new to recovery, but also people who been in recovery for a fair amount of time. That’s just the way it is. It’s our lives and it’s our survival. In some strange, but not so strange way, what many others consider as our weakness, has turned into our strength. We try and help each other. And some of us get the calls from people hoping we can help their loved ones. And we do the art, write the books, record the records, and make the films. When we do this we know that this is not just a cause. We do this so we can survive. We know it’s not just about me. So we have the coffees, go to meetings, work the steps, and try to help people. And if we’re doing it we know we are doing it. Sometimes we wonder if we’re doing it right and we ask God for help (if we’re one of those people who ask a God for help) and we just keep on living our recovery one day at a time. In reality we know the difficult, and we know how to go with the flow. We know how to be happy. Again, we know it’s not about me. Our recovery is not just a cause. It’s our lives.
