Recovery

Today's Thought

You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning.

We can build upon foundations anywhere if they are well and firmly laid.--Ivy Compton-Burnett

Recovery is a process, one that rebuilds our lives. And the Twelve Steps provide the foundation to support our growth as healthy, productive women. But each Step must be carefully and honestly worked, or the whole foundation will be weakened.

How lucky we are to have found this program and the structure it offers. We looked for structure in our past. We searched, maybe for years, running from one panacea to another, hoping to find ourselves. Booze--pills--food--lovers--causes; none gave us the security we longed for. We couldn't find ourselves because we hadn't defined ourselves. At last we've come home. Self-definition is the program's guarantee. Not only can we discover who we are, now, but also we can change, nurture those traits that we favor, diminish those that attract trouble.

My actions today are the key. They tell who I am at this moment. Who I become is up to me. I will pick a Step and reflect before I move ahead. The strength of my foundation depends on it.

This reading gives me so much hope. I know that is I take life one moment at a time and build my foundation one step at a time life will only get better. The biggest thing I have learned along the way is that this is a program of action. Everyday I learn more about myself and how to be of service to others. Everyday I learn that there are solutions to problems that don't involve self defeat. I know that God will not deliver me from those problems but, develop me through them. It has helped to look at problems as opportunites to grow and learn rather than obsticles in my path. I have a Higher Power in my life now and I never have to go through things alone. I am grateful to this program for giving me a life beyond anything I ever imagined possible.