Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Learning Responsibility

A client lamented last week because he had to file a tax return.
My response was to remind him that for several years he didn’t have to worry about filing.  People in prison don’t earn enough to worry about such things.  Nor do we bother with these things when we’re in our addictions.
A reality of living in recovery is that we become responsible for things we used to avoid.   We start paying bills.  And paying them on time.  Taking care of an automobile.  Paying back child support and old student loans.  Become responsible in our relationships.  We take care of our health.
And in return we no longer live in fear and demoralization.  We don’t hide from bill collectors.  When the phone rings we answer. 

We begin to enjoy peace and serenity.