Those of us who live in one day at a time recovery are quite familiar with the noise that blinds us. We look in the mirror and the noise tells us we don’t measure up. The noise tells us we are no good. This noise tells us we will never be brave enough to be a decent human being. It tells us we are unworthy of love. This noise also tells us we will never fit in. It tells us we will never be happy. It doesn’t matter where this blinding noise comes from. Recovering people know how to help us see again. When they look at us they see beautiful people who more than measure up. Just listening to them we see we are brave and decent people. They tell us we are worthy of love, that we belong, and that living in recovery will help us to be happy. When we started to see we looked in their mirrors for our mirrors told us lies. We began to see ourselves the way they saw us. We could also see the beauty in creation. One day at a time we became grateful seeing the world for what it truly is while being able to overcome strife. Not only had we been blind but we were also deaf. We listen to the voices of experience when the noise comes back and we say – “I am a good child of the Creator and I am brave enough to know I am a decent, beautiful human being worthy of love and happiness. I belong in this world to grow and thrive as all children do. This I do believe and I will always remember.” One day at a time.
