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April 1

Once you start helping others, you’ll realize you have plenty to give them.

~Michael Graubart

Even in recovery, we addicts often feel we are not enough. Maybe it’s leftover shame from our using days. But we are enough. We are of great value. We all need each other to stay sober.

Each of us needs other recovering people to help us remember the hell of addiction. We can forget how bad it was, but telling our stories makes us remember. When you feel you don’t want to stay sober for yourself, then stay sober for your brothers and sisters in the program. They need you. You’re their recovery, as they’re yours. There may be days you don’t feel glad to be sober. But your friends in this fellowship are glad you’re sober. They thank you for your sobriety.
Prayer for the Day

Higher Power, help me to see how my role in the recovery community helps others and how that adds to my sense of self.
Action for the Day

I’ll stop and think of all the people I’m glad for. I’ll start telling them today.

Today's reading is from the book Keep it Simple: Daily Meditations for Twelve Step Beginnings and Renewal*