"We find ourselves doing and enjoying things that we never thought we would be doing."
Basic Text, p. 102
Active addiction kept us isolated for many reasons. In the beginning, we avoided family and friends so they wouldn't find out we were using. Some of us avoided all nonaddicts, fearing moral backlash and legal repercussions. We belittled people who had "normal" lives with families and hobbies; we called them "uncool," believing we could never enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Eventually, we even avoided other addicts because we didn't want to share our drugs. Our lives narrowed, and our concerns were confined to the daily maintenance of our disease.
Today, our lives are much fuller. We enjoy activities with other recovering addicts. We have time for our families. And we've discovered many other pursuits that give us pleasure. What a change from the past! We can live life just as fully as the "normal" people we once scorned. Enjoyment has returned to our lives, a gift of recovery.
Just for Today: I can find pleasure in the simple routines of daily living.
Man our literature says it so well' LOST DREAMS AWAKEN AND NEW POSSIBILTIESARISE"!Where the final surrender to active addiction started me on a "new way to live"it is God centeredness and spiritual priciples that also release me from the trauma and drama of "life on lifes terms"! Watching the plants grow and the birds building nests.now thats simple pleasures for me...Only by the grace of God!...
-- Edited by MIKEF on Thursday 20th of May 2010 09:35:28 AM
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Our purpose is to remain clean,just for today,and to carry the message of recovery.
