Often those of us who live in one day at a time recovery who reach out to share our experiences and limited knowledge of navigating life in regards to living with mental health disorders and addiction know perhaps one thing and perhaps one thing only. What we know is we are living reasonable and reasonably happy lives as we navigate the reality of the wilderness. With every step that we take we know and understand that we have been marking our trails as guide posts for others, and as we venture about we will find that others who entered the wilderness before us will mark their trails leading to small villages where those who have came before us have set up have set up homes in which we are welcomed to visit, gain and share experience and knowledge in order that we can experience the true reality of grace found in the wild. We were told that not only did we mark our trails for others, we marked our trails so that we could find our way back out of the wild should we become lost. Those living in villages told us that going back out of the wilderness is important. We all need to do this at times. It’s part of our journey. The wilderness has taught us that we are inextricably connected to the other. Though we might not know why, we do need to go back out of the wild. We sometimes think we are doing this to live in synchronicity with the oneness of the other. We are starting to experience the reality of giving grace to ourselves. We are allowed to come out the wild and no longer be students or teachers. We become people. What else would we be?
