National Recovery Month
At about this time thirty-nine years ago, I was just two weeks away from leaving a drug treatment program and stepping back into the real world. I find it both ironic and fitting that two years after that pivotal season in my life, SAMHSA—the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration—designated September as National Recovery Month.
September will always hold a sacred place in my life. It is a month I remember, cherish, and approach with deep gratitude, not only for my sobriety but for every person, experience, and act of grace that helped me climb out of a pit that had nearly caved in around me.
Recovery didn’t simply give me my life back. It gave me a life I never could have imagined.
Over the next thirty days, I will focus on some of the keys that helped pull me out of the hell pit I had created.
If you know someone who may benefit from these writings, please pass them on…you may be saving someone’s life.
Reflection
Recovery began for me when I finally became willing to tell the truth… the truth about my addiction, my choices, and myself.
Denial kept me trapped because I couldn’t change something I wouldn’t acknowledge.
Truth can hurt, but it also opens the door to freedom. Jesus said, “The truth will set us free.” That freedom often begins with four difficult words: “I have a problem.”
Recovery teaches us that honesty isn’t something to fear. It is the foundation upon which a new life can be built.
Soul Search
What truth do I need to acknowledge today?
Is there a habit that is preventing me from being all God has created me to be?
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” — John 8:32
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
