Many people living in one day at a time recovery eventually become aware of the silent tears that were being shed by our loved ones. While living a life caught up in active addiction we were totally unaware that we thought only about ourselves. After years of recovery we got to understand how impaired and self-driven our own unhealthy desires really were. When we became aware of this conundrum which is often called the bondage of self many of us suffer deeply. We know the reality of remorse and regret. Even after years of recovery we still struggle. We eventually learn that in our impaired thinking we lived with an illness that took us by the hand and then dictated our actions. To put this illness in remission we became and remained abstinent. We discovered that recovery is in reality grace. It’s a gift that we truly appreciate. Peace.
