Many people living in one day at a time recovery share with us the gift of understanding. The gift of understanding creates empathetic souls who understand the bad times in life that occur either before or after we come into one day at a time recovery. They understand difficulty and adversity and often sit with us in times of sadness and despair. They do this so we won’t feel alone. When this happens we get to understand the gift of understanding and the reality of one day at a time abstinence. This has saved the lives of many. This is not an exaggerated statement. The aloneness caused by mental health disorders complicated with addiction takes way too many of us. Often we are directed to reach out for professional help by those who have the gift of understanding. Understanding people know reality. We reach out and we understand that life will get better one day at a time. And it does. Peace.
