Tuesday, November 5, 2013

A Changed Life

Had a rush of gratitude today today when I opened up my email and received a message from a manager who was at TLC around the year 2000.

He said he's been sober all those years. And he attributed his recovery to the principles he learned while at TLC.

Perhaps the biggest reward of working at TLC is when I receive messages like this. Although it's nice to get paid and enjoy the other benefits of the job, the idea that what you're doing has a lasting impact on someone else's life is very fulfilling.

And it definitely compensates for all the times when we don't succeed in trying to help those who are not quite yet ready to do the hard work of recovery.

Like throwing a rock in a pond, our efforts have a ripple effect in the lives of recovering addicts and alcoholics.