Many people living in one day at a time recovery are susceptible to the influence of our wants. One of the wants that influence us in desire is envy. Envy is the desire to own what others own or to be the characteristics of what others are. Perhaps we will put a twist on our envy. The desire to imitate without obsession can be a good thing. The action of taking that which belongs to another causes harm to another. Imitation without obsession has helped a good many of us in finding recovery. Most of us cannot help but to be influenced by our wants to be like others in recovery. What happens to us when we are developing in one day at a time recovery is we develop a sense of belonging. As we find this sense of community, we are compelled to grow in a sense of independence. Envy becomes fleeting moments of thought and in our developing recovery we will want not that which another is or has but that which we will be and that which we will have by means of becoming selfless. Eventually we will understand that all that we are and all that we acquire is grace. It is the reality of recovery. Peace.
