Out With the Old, In With the New

[MajestyJo]

We are reborn when we come into recovery. Letting go of the old to make room for the new. Have heard so many times, I have been doing things this way for so many years, it has always stood me in good stead. If it is that old, perhaps it is time for change.

I heard someone on the elevator the other day saying they would like to be 21 again, knowing what they know now. I use to think that way. There is no way I want to relive my life, even knowing what I do now. It is the past, it is who and what brought me to be the person I am in today.

As someone says, if you had no troubles and trials, how would you appreciate joy and happiness in today. If everything was handed to us on a silver platter, what a selfish, self-centered person we would be. The same applies to those in recovery as well as to those still living in their dis-ease.

In recovery I found love, forgiveness, caring, sharing, blessings, acceptance, and so much more, things that I didn't know was available to me. The old tapes that played, told me I wasn't worthy. I believed because they came from my parents, my teachers, my bosses, and the church.

The freedom of recovery allows me clarity, open mindedness, perception, reality, and so much more. It is so important to walk your talk. Don't say something and do something else. It is a 24 hour a day program, take your recovery out of the meeting rooms and bring it home, to your job, and to your community.