Many of us living in one day at a time recovery who know that we can visit a pleasant trip to the past can also know that we can make an unpleasant trip to a troubled past. Being stuck in past trauma that we have experienced or past trauma we have caused can really mess us up. Some of us wonder, do we ever let it go. After time some of us are able to do so enough that we can acknowledge and process trauma to a degree in which we no longer have to live in active addiction. For some of us we can live with such types of harm (done to and done by) to a point that we can become comfortable in our own skin. We call this resilience and courage. This is what all people have in common. Once again we all have resilience and courage. Especially recovering people. If we don’t have fear we cannot have courage. Facing life and the demons that have harmed us or the demons that have controlled us is probably the most courageous thing we will ever do. In doing so we understand empathy and forgiveness so should we so choose to do so. We do our visits to a troubled past but we can choose not to live there. We have already understood hell long enough. The gates are always open and we are allowed to leave. This is the reality of one day at a time recovery. We need to live in today. Peace.
