Recovery is Easy

I have heard that statement made by people that to be kind have no clue about what recovery is. They read a book somewhere and now they have all the answers. These are individuals that have never had to take that walk and have never supported a loved one that has or is taking that walk. To be honest recovery is the hardest thing you will ever do and the most rewarding as well.

For those that have never steppedintot he world of recovery they think of it in the same way as starting your car on a warm spring day. You simply jump in, turn the key, drop it in gear and go. For me recovery is more like starting you car in December when it is below zero. Sometimes it starts and sometimes it does not. Sometimes you need jumper cables and other times a good friend to tow you home, lol Sometimes it starts and you have to feather the gas peddle for what feels like a lifetime to get it to stay running, cause you know if you take your foot of the gas it is going to die.

Even when you get it started, it still takes forever for it to warm up enough so that it will not die on you the minute you put it into gear. It also has to warm up ennough that the windows are clear and your coffee does not freeze. I other words recovery is never easy to start and it is even harder to maintian and just like starting a car in the winter once you have it running it is a grat thing.

I bothers me greatly when I hear people say that support groups for people in recovery keeps them weak. That is the farthest thing from the truth becuase you draw strength from the knowledge that others have gone through this and made it. Damn if they can do it so can I and when you do make it you have a responsibility to help the next person get to the point that they can make it.

Today I can look at my journey of recovery and know that it was all worth the effort. Even though there were days I never thought I would make it. At the begining I could not imagine going one day without getting drunk or stoned. Today I can and I can do it today becuase today is all I really have. I am grateful for each person that is in my life and value them and charish them for all they bring to it. Thanks everyone, hope you all have a great day and God Bless, love you all.