Friday August 1st, 2025

Thought of the Day  

 "Our program  offers only one promise and that is freedom from active addiction, 

the solution that eluded us for so long." 

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The Fellowship offers no promises other than freedom from active addiction.

 It is true that some of our members meet with financial success in recovery. They buy nice houses, drive new cars, wear fine clothes, and form beautiful families. These outward signs of prosperity are not the lot of all of our members, however. A great many of us never achieve financial success. This does not necessarily reflect on the quality of our recovery.

When we are tempted to compare ourselves to these other, seemingly more affluent members, it is good to remember why we came to the rooms. We came because our lives had fallen down around us. We were emotionally, physically, and spiritually defeated. Our Basic Text reminds us that "in desperation we sought help from each other in the program." 

We came because we were beaten.

For addicts, even one day clean is a miracle. When we remember why we came to the prorgram of the 12 steps and in what condition we arrived, we realize that material wealth pales in comparison to the spiritual riches we have gained in recovery. 

Commitment for the Day

 I have been given a spiritual gift greater than material wealth: my recovery.

 I will thank the God of my understanding for my freedom from active addiction. 

One Day At A Time