We recently saw a movie about the writer, David Foster Wallace. He was a prolific writer who tried to make sense out of life and the everyday, simple things. I think of him as having an existential core---sort of "what's it all about?" He committed suicide in his mid-forties after struggling with severe depression for many decades.
And though much of his writing was about everyday questions, he also had some answers. One of the quotes from the movie was talking about his struggle with alcohol and alcoholism. "No, I don't drink...The old parts of me are still here but I don't let them drive anymore."
I think that fits for many of us who have had our struggles, no matter what the addiction...and no matter how "imperfectly" we may be in recovery. The old parts are still here but we work on not letting them drive anymore.
I call that recovery. What do you call it?
Dear God--help me remain in recovery---whether or not it is "perfect" recovery. Don't let the addiction drive.
Blessings-Penny
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