Many people living in one day at a time recovery understand the reality of living in a dark and dreary mist. Some would say that such a place is necessary for human growth but most of us would choose not to live there. This is the reality of addiction. Many of us while living in such despair cry out, “God help me” and God does. We uncover and discover the reality of resilience. Our prayer life begins. Unexplained things start to happen. Some of us find ourselves in a hospital, a detox, a rehab, or a 12 step meeting and in doing so we find the reality of one day at a time recovery. The darkness lifts and the mist evaporates. The sun begins to shine. We understand that life will never be perfect but it will be doable and it will be doable with happiness and joy. Welcome to hope. It has always been. Peace.
