June 8th – Freedom is a Real Possibility

“We are transformed from suffering addicts seeking relief from the grip of our disease into people who are able to be ‘happy, joyous, and free.’ By the grace of a Higher Power, we are given the gift of recovery.”

– Life with Hope, third edition, page 57

By the time I made my way to Marijuana Anonymous, I must have attempted to quit…to be honest, I can’t remember how many times I had attempted to quit. I know it’s been many, many times. Each time I wound up one way or another with a pipe in my face, thinking to myself, “This is the last time,” before taking a deep, deep inhale.

Little did I know that the day I attended my first Marijuana Anonymous meeting was the day my relationship with marijuana and, even more deeply, my relationship with myself would change forever. I never thought freedom was possible for someone like me. Could I have a life without the desire to get high, and even more mind-bogglingly, a clean life that is full of joy, mystery, and love? I know it now through my own direct experience that such radical personal transformation is possible and, because it’s possible for me, I know it’s possible for other suffering addicts as well. Freedom is a real possibility.

Final thought: Today, I live my life in awe of all the wonderful and mysterious experiences life has to offer. Today, I live my life with freedom.