December 9

”Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill

Some days I certainly feel more like a failure than others. There are many things from my past that I am not proud of, poor choices I made, or things I have done that were not very good. My past can serve me in a couple ways. First, it is a reminder now of how I used to be, and motivation to continue along my path of recovery as I no longer wish to be the person I was. My failures are also a way for me to connect with others who suffer like I used to. It’s a show of empathy for the pain and darkness that they have lived through that only another addict truly understands. I used to move from mistake to mistake falling further into a pit of despair, fully under the power of my addiction. In recovery I know that my mistakes are a part of the journey and places for me to learn and seek improvement. I can keep my enthusiasm to follow the new path because I know my Higher Power is with me every step of the way.

Affirmation Failures, like success, are just parts of life. There is something to learn from everything, and I can make it through it all with the help of my Higher Power.