by john carcerano, written with you in mind
Finding and acheiving recovery is such a blessing when you have it. You have ended your suffering and are all about life, hope, love and family. Now for you to give that ultimate gift to someone else is just about the most beautiful and awesome thing you can do. A wonderful thing I have noticed is that a great many people who enter into a lasting recovery from alcohol and drugs seem to have the desire to give back and help others who are suffering the same fate that they did. It's sort of like the new mother who gets a lot of help and advice from her friends who have already givien birth. Someone who has been there is always more inclined to aid and comfort those who need proper advice and direction. For a recovering person to reach out to another who needs it truly is a great gift because they are not only helping the sufferer but they are also helping to end the torment the family goes through having to try to tolerate all the problems and hurt emotions that go along with a family member lost to an addiction. The whole premise to Bill Wilson's success with Alcoholics Anonymous is as Bill W. himself describes it. He calls AA a chain of people helping one another get well, each person is a chain in an improtant link which stretches out longer and longer as more links are added. Bill W. describes the need for one recovering addict to help another as a responsibility to reach out and give the help inwhich you were given when you needed it most. It's a cycle that continues to give. I find a real peace with myself because I reach out to help other addicts who are suffering. You too will feel that peace of helping another fellow human being who is siffering. Giving the gift back will help you sleep more relaxed, and generally be more at ease with yourself and your day. No matter how tough the day may get, you can always look back and reflect with a certain ease that through the battle of it all, you still are finding the precious time to give back. Giving back will also keep you in touch with the reasons for your own recovery. Give back, reflect and be proud of what good you too can bring to others in need.
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