Many of us living in one day at a time recovery understand we have an illness. Often we forget that we do have an illness because one of it’s symptoms is our illness tells us we have no illness. Often we think we have a flaw in our character or that we stubbornly live our lives in denial. Would we tell a blind person that they cannot see because of their character defects. Would we tell a deaf person they cannot hear because they refuse to hear. In all reality we must look at our character defects, and we must hear how we can help ourselves but we must treat ourselves with love and kindness. We live with the human condition, and part of the human condition is anyone can live with our disorder. Though there are people who would disagree, many others know our truth. When we accept we have an illness the doors of recovery open for us. This is our reality. Supporting each other is a must and in this support we know that we are responsible for our recovery. When others, who do not live with our disorders are supportive we understand the reality of human grace. Although we live with our illness, we know we are not saints. We simply hope to be well and grow a bit one day at a time. When we do this we understand the we are also given the gift of grace from God, the spirit or the universe and we know they’re on our side. We, in all humility, learn to accept this. In time we will get past our own misery or any other delusion that we have, and we will become healthy. We need remember that time takes time. We will be well. Peace.
