“As addicts, we were stuck in a Lotus Land; we forgot our mission; we forgot the other adventures that awaited us; we forgot about going home.”

– The Story of the Lotus Eaters, Life with Hope, first edition, page xx

The First Step included admitting our lives were unmanageable. As an addict, I have to try every day to release my desire to control. Every day is a practice of letting my Higher Power into my life. It’s getting easier to distinguish my Higher Power’s will from my own. Every day is a practice of humility. Every day is progress if I allow it. Every day I remind myself to be gentle. There are positive and negative energies all around me in recovery every day.

Final thought: Today, I will do my best to tap into the positive. I can start right now by counting my blessings.