Those of us who are living in one day at a time recovery who frequently visit the rooms of recovery eventually develop the art of paying attention. We learn to pay attention to the wise and listen to those who are just starting to get their feet wet in early recovery. We pay attention to the long winded and the preachers. When we develop the art of paying attention we are developing the ability to learn and live in recovery one day at a time. As we grow in paying attention we are learning the reality of identification. As we learn the art of paying attention we discover one thing. That one thing is the gift of belonging. When we do this we are gifted with the reality of the other. We finally discover everything is not always about me. We feed each other’s recovery We all belong. Peace.
