Daily Recovery Blog
Thursday May 28, 2026
"If God made anything better than this, He kept it for himself!"
- Joel W.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE GODMany things in life just take time. In time I got a job. I got an
apartment. I bought a car. It was one foot in front of the other.
Food, shelter and transportation; these were things outside of
myself that just took some time and effort to get back in my
life. I actually had bills showing up in my name. I was even
starting to make plans about my future. The year was 1985, and I
was still on a suspended prison sentence. It was not house
arrest, so I was still able to go out and work. I was just very
closely supervised. My commitment to staying clean had to
strengthen. A world convention was being held in London that
year. It would be the first time outside of the United States . I
had become more involved in my recovery, and I told myself and
others that I was planning on going to it. Most of them laughed.
“You are on a suspended prison sentence.” “You have no passport.”
“You can barely pay your bills!” I don’t know why, but I felt
certain that I was going to be there. The events that took place
in the next few months were nothing short of miraculous. My
probation officer took my request seriously, because she saw how
much recovery had helped me. She petitioned the judge that had
sentenced me and requested permission for me to go to London . I
went to the state department and was granted a passport. My job
had a credit union, so I applied for a credit card. A month
before the convention, the credit card was granted. Amazingly
there was an airline offering a special rate air fare at the
time. I spent 3 weeks in Europe, attended a world convention, did
an H&I meeting at a methadone clinic, and was asked to share my
story at a meeting in Scotland . I learned to never underestimate
God.
"If God would concede me His omnipotence for 24 hours, you would
see how many changes I would make in the world. But if He gave me
His wisdom too, I would leave things as they are." - J.M.L.
Monsabre
Wednesday May 27, 2026
"Practicing psychiatry without faith in God is like meeting a
hungry man and giving him a toothpick." - Craig G.
THE PRESENCE OF GODIn 1982, there were only two meetings a week in the county where
I lived. Our fellowship was small, but growing fast. I can’t say
that it was a recovery epidemic, but we did run out of white
chips at many meetings. The newcomers were old timers in 30 days.
The need for more meetings kept us busy. In early 1984, I had
gotten a new job. My hours were from 2 pm to 10 pm . At that
time, all of our meetings started at 8 pm . I really needed this
job. My sponsor offered his solution: Get some addicts together
and start a noon meeting. I knew how to start a meeting. In that
last 2 years we had started several meetings. The fear of change
still overwhelmed me. I was excited about a new job, but I was
afraid to change my routine. The noon meeting got started and is
still going on today, 25 years later. My fear of the unknown was
being approached with spiritual values. My job required me to
hire four part time employees. I got another signal from HP while
interviewing the applicants; I noticed one wearing a piece of
jewelry that was a recovery symbol. That gave me a warm feeling.
I hired that applicant. I was living my life by just doing the
next right thing. I felt presence of God working in my life.
"In the faces of men and women I see God." - Walt Whitman
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