Dreams that we gave up long ago can now become realities.
Basic Text, p. 71
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All things begin with a dream. But how many of us fulfilled our dreams while using? Even if we managed to complete something we had started, our addiction usually robbed us of any pride in our accomplishment. Perhaps when we used, we dreamed of the day when we would be clean. That day has come. We can use this day to make our dreams come true.
To fulfill our dreams we must take action, but our lack of self-confidence may keep us from trying. We can begin by setting realistic goals. The success we experience when we attain our initial goals allows us to dream bigger dreams the next time around.
Some of our members share that when they compare the ambitions they had when they first got clean with what they have actually achieved in recovery, they are astounded. In recovery, we often find more dreams come true than we could ever have imagined.
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Just for today: I will remember that all things begin with a dream. Today, I will allow myself to make my dreams come true.
We discussed this reading in a meeting last night. I agree that using drugs slowly, over a period of years, killed my dreams. I am grateful that in recovery I can dream again and I can make dreams come true. It also important to remember that my dreams don't happen without a great deal of work. If I dream of getting an education, I need to go to class and study to make it come true. If I dream of playing the piano well, I must practice for this to happen, etc. I had dreams during my active addiction but wasn't willing or able to do the work.
If I have dreams of being happy, joyous, and free, I must be faithful to my program, be honest and true to myself, cultivate my relationship with my higher power and go forward with love.
WE find in recovery'lost dreams awaken ,and new possibilities arise!!!
