Daily Recovery Blog
Monday Jun 30, 2025
"Suit up and show up. Don't shoot up and throw up"- Art the
junkie that don't do dope no more
DON'T USE NO MATTER WHATI have found this to be what I call the bottom line. I remember a
man I met when he first got into recovery. The first year of his
recovery, his life was in turmoil. He is a perfect example of
"don't use no matter what". As I recall, he went through
bankruptcy, his wife divorced him, he lost his home and business,
and his daughter's boyfriend overdosed and died in his arms that
first year. I learned by watching him that there is no reason to
use. Recovery from addiction is based upon complete abstinence
from mood or mind altering drugs. Some days, just not using is
the best that I can manage. It is not the best way to have
personal program of recovery. It is the only way. There is
nothing in my life so bad that using drugs won't make it worse.
"Every temptation is an opportunity to triumph over evil" - Marc
Williams
Sunday Jun 29, 2025
"The only problem with not having a sponsor is I'm the only one I
get my solutions from." - Bob N.
SPONSPORSHIP IS A TWO-WAY STREETA sponsor is somebody that guides another addict through the 12
steps. They share their experience, strength, and hope with us. I
was told to find somebody that had what I wanted. I heard, you
can not keep what you have unless you gave it away. It shocked me
to hear the guy I asked to sponsor me say it would be his honor.
I chuckled to myself, because that sure did not make any sense to
me. Over time, I learned how important it was to have a sponsor.
Early on, I was always finding myself in jackpots wondering how I
was going to get out of this mess. My sponsor would listen, and
then share something about his recovery that usually shed some
light on my situation. He would ask me simple questions like,
"how important is it?" Our relationship became based on mutual
respect and trust. He did not try to fix me or co-sign my
stupidity. My sponsor helped me become less self-centered and
more accepting of others. One day I asked him what he got out of
sponsoring me. He said, "I stayed clean".
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind
me, I may not lead. Walk beside me, and just be my friend." -
Albert Camus
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