March 20

”Freedom is another word for having nothing else to lose.” Clint Eastwood

Many of us have hit bottom in our addiction. The point where we could no longer tolerate what we had become, how we were living. For many there seemed to be no reason to continue, no light at the end of the tunnel. Yet for some reason or another, our Higher Power intervened to show us the way into the program and recovery. It may have been a friend, a family member, doctor or therapist, or some advertisement or media that connected with us when we needed it the most. We latched on hoping against all hope to be pulled out of our pit of despair. In our recovery, we’re learning we can earn our freedom. In working the steps of the program we are both letting go of our past and giving our future over to that power greater than ourselves. In doing so we are liberating ourselves to follow the path that will be laid before us as long as we continue to surrender our will and remain open to the guidance of our Higher Power.

Affirmation I can rise up from the lowest point of my life to find my way back to seek the summit.