Many people who are living in one day at a time recovery are people who were one time living on the wrong side of the street. Our side of the street was always in the shadows of the bondage of active addiction. Even when people crossed over to our side to rescue us we were blind to the reality of their sunshine and their love. Our shadowy and littered sidewalks did nothing but try to pull them into our mess. When they walked away from our mess we tried to blame them for our woes claiming they had abandoned us. In moments of clarity we saw the darkness for what it was which was we chose to live in the shadow side of the street. We know it sounds completely ridiculous but we did. In desperation we reached out and found help. We chose to cross the street. It was that simple. Our desperation became our greatest asset. We gained the power of choice one day at a time. We became responsible. Peace.
