Daily Recovery Blog
Tuesday Feb 3, 2026
"I am a dopeless, hope fiend" - Ricky R.
FROM DARKNESS COMES LIGHTTo the best of my recollection, I started using somewhere around
12 years old. I know the exact time I stopped using drugs. I
know, because I read the police report. It was 4:37 P.M. December
24, 1981. During those 15 years I created a graveyard full of
buried hopes. If you asked me what the worst day of my life was,
I would tell you that it was that day. The only consolation was
that I was so high on drugs, I was only vaguely aware of the new
reality that was settling in. There was no reason for me to make
any plans. My new home was the county jail. Most of my decisions
in the near future would be made by others; judges, jurors, and
jailers. My days were as dark as my nights. Once I was introduced
to recovery, and saw other addicts staying clean, it was like
stars lighting up the sky. Twenty-nine years later, if you asked
me what was the best day of my life, I would say December 24,
1981.
"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." - Martin
Luther King Jr.
Monday Feb 2, 2026
"Don't let anyone walk in your head wearing dirty shoes." - Marci
E.
H.O.P.E. = HEARING OTHER PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCESI felt very empty when I stopped using. My body was tired. My
mind was racing. I was confused and lost. Fear was my new best
friend. I was scared of my own shadow. This uncomfortable feeling
was living with me 24-7. I really wanted it to go away. The first
glimpse of hope came from hearing people share at meetings. The
applause the group gave a newcomer for staying clean grabbed my
curiosity. I still had a monkey living on my back, even though I
had stopped feeding it days ago. People sharing in the meetings
helped me during these difficult times. The empty feeling I had
was not passing, it was lingering. My sponsor said to be a friend
to myself; that it would be okay. I hated him for saying that at
the time, but I sure wanted it to happen.
"If it were not for hopes, the heart would break." - Thomas
Fuller
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