March 13

”Who does not know what it is to rise up from a fault perceived, confirmed and forgiven – with an almost joyous sense of new energy, strength, and will to persevere?” Sidney Lear

There will be times in our recovery when we feel we have lost our way. It may be that we cannot find enough faith, hope or support to keep moving forward. It’s moments like this that more than ever we need to turn to our tools of recovery – our sponsor, groups and our Higher Power to help us continue along the right path. Being in this state reminds me of Dori from the children’s movie Finding Nemo. When Nemo’s father has lost all hope of finding his son in the vast ocean, Dori begins singing her mantra “Just keep swimming.” The same holds true for us when we feel we have strayed. We need to keep working the steps to move forward and utilizing all the tools we have learned from the program. The action to just keep swimming, even though we may not be certain where we are headed, will eventually lead us somewhere better than where we are.

Affirmation I know that if I lose my way, I can keep moving and will eventually find my way back to the path of recovery.