Most people living in one day at a time recovery understand that it is very difficult to find reality as long as we live our lives without abstinence and continue to use thereby living in denial of the fact we are sick people living with an illness that tells us that we are not ill. Bottoming out and finding the reality of desperation often make us reach out for help. Whatever mess that we were in takes us to detoxes, hospitals, rehabs, and 12 step programs in search of help. Such places have people who tell us that we need to stop using by finding a day at a time recovery. If we do we will discover that the desperation we had experienced was a gift because it brought with it the opportunity to find reality. We became ready to change and growing abstinence brings us hope with grace. Peace
