A Greater and Greater World of Recovery
The increasing number of addictions of all types is nothing less than heartbreaking, especially when it strikes all too close to home with friends or loved ones. At the same time, we who are in recovery know that is not the whole story. We see the sobriety that can come as well as the healing that is possible. In some cases, the degree of healing is overwhelmingly positive. Sometimes we may be in awestruck by just how much can be made right in ourselves, in others, and in the world.
Recently, we discovered that MysticMag had done a global search and compiled a massive list of treatment programs and resources worldwide. It is nothing less than stunning to see the sheer scale of the reach of recovery that has come to pass. Granted, it is in response to a stunning need, and yet how can one not be encouraged. Not just for the formal programs and services, but everywhere a group or a need arises, those in recovery appear to extend the hand and support the recovering communities. More impressive still is the emergence of subgroups of every imaginable kind to work with and for each and every unique set of circumstances.
It is in this spirit that we started this piece with the quote from our friend, Al C. “While my gratitude goes to AA, my allegiance is to recovery.” With this frame of reference, Al captures what some have called the “language of the heart,” and others refer to as “the everlasting spirit of recovery.”
One of the great realities of recovery is that we must do it for ourselves, because no one can do it for us. And yet, we do not have to recovery alone. The beauty of this reality is that it means the number of approaches and solutions are as diverse and numbered as those who find their way into a long-term recovery. Perhaps we have tapped into an infinity of means to healing and wholeness.
At Progressive Recovery, we continue to collect and distribute content that is freely received and freely given. The includes our own compiled list of resources we have found to be useful. Our only request is that you contribute to the effort by passing on what you find that is useful. After all, you too are a demonstration of an allegiance to recovery.
One moment, one breath, one step, one day at a time. We are in this together.