Monday, June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021 - Readings in Recovery: Today's Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

 

Monday, June 14, 2021

Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:

Reflection for the Day

Many of us in recovery share the memory that we originally drank or used other substances to “belong,” to “fit in,” or to “be a part of the crowd.” Others of us fueled our addictions to “get in”—to feel, at least for a short time, that we fitted in with the rest of the human race.

Sometimes, the substances had the desired effect, temporarily assuaging our feelings of apartness. But when the effects of the substances wore off, we were left feeling more alone, more left out, more “different” than ever.

Do I still sometimes feel that “my case is different?”

Today I Pray

Higher Power, may I get over my feeling of being “different” or in some way unique, of not belonging. Perhaps it was this feeling that led me to my substance use in the first place. It also kept me from seeing the seriousness of my addiction, since I thought “I am different. I can handle it.” May I now be aware that I do belong, to a vast fellowship of people like me. With every shared experience, my “uniqueness” is disappearing.

Today I Will remember

I am not unique.

Hazelden Foundation

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