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gone before me provide me the encouragement and comfort i need to keep on my recovery journey, if i ask for and accept their help. of course the same task applied to me, when i see my peers, stumble or fall, without any conditions, i have the obligation to do the next right things, which, for most of the time, is to offer them a hand up and any words of HOPE i can offer based upon my experience, even if it comes off a bit cliché, as sometimes there is really nothing clever, pithy or original to say. the sad truth about addiction, is that at any time, fore any reason, it can reach out of its crypt and grab me or one of my peers by the balls. ironically, when i am struggling the most, is when i expect others to somehow just “know” and offer me the assistance i need, without having to ask for it! 😆
when i have the opportunity to reach out and help someone, i am always glad to be a part of what they need, but i have to admit, that sometimes it is difficult for me to overcome history and be all “unconditional” in giving. doing the next right thing, at times, goes against the grain as i try and interpret whether or not my struggling peer has a “TRUE” desire to stop using. which brings me back to what the reading is all about ➥ providing encouragement to my peers, when they stumble. it is difficult for me to do so, when i have “justified” reasons to NOT do so. i am far from the the most spiritual guy on the block and what i heard this morning, is now is the time to put aside what i think, about others, their efforts and their history, and offer what i can to encourage them on their path. not a whole lot more to say, so i think i will move on to getting my work done and see if i can be better than i was yesterday at offering what my peers need, to stay clean today.

∞ DT ∞