Many people who have been living in recovery for a fair amount of time ask themselves the question, “What is recovery?” We have often heard many people say the phrase that some people are just dry and that these dry people are living miserable lives. (Kind of heavy on the self-righteous judgement isn’t it). When passing such “wonderful” judgements we forget that addiction is a disease. Our difficulty in adapting to abstinence is a common problem that all recovering people share. It’s just that some people do it better than others. Bitterness, confusion, and depression can happen to anyone. It’s all part of being in recovery. We need not judge lest we be judged. When we’re in recovery we know this. Recovery is nothing but grace. Abstinence eventually reveals this to us. That’s why we live one day at a time. Our assumptions become more generous and so do we. This is what recovery is. Peace.
