Be Worthwhile

“Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.”  Sir Wilfred Grenfell 

Most clients show up with little or nothing. And their concern – after a little rest and a few meals - is on getting “their stuff” back.  They talk as if they just had the right job and enough money everything will be okay.

But for most of us in recovery money and material things are never the issue. When we had money and material things we traded them for drugs or alcohol or frittered them away. The issue for us now is to learn to build rewarding lives that include jobs and material things as a part of the equation.

The most successful among us are those able to be of service to others. While most clients transition back to the community, others with no family or outside obligations often stay with TLC because helping others is the most rewarding thing they've ever done.

There's such a feeling of joy and accomplishment when I encounter a former client whose life has turned around. While the client is the one who did the difficult work of recovery, it’s a great gift to have helped facilitate someone’s success.

It is “doing something worthwhile.”