Forgiveness

In recovery getting sober is the easy part. All it takes is not using for 30 days. The difficult part is repairing the damage done to ourselves and our relationships.  And it’s not just the behavior of the addict/alcoholic that caused the damage.  During a family group I once watched a father look at his son with an expression of total disgust.  The father had a right to be angry about some of his son’s choices.  But what must it be like to be trying to change and have a loved one look at you with such an expression?  The same goes on between husbands and wives, brothers and sisters and all who have experienced long term problems with a loved one.  

Excellence in recovery is about breaking free of the resentments, pain and grief that follow us into sobriety. When we become honest with ourselves about those things we have done.  When we become willing to forgive and ask for forgiveness.  As these issues are resolved we experience greater freedom and hope in our lives.  And we discover we are becoming the person we have always wanted to be.