Much of what I write here is about newcomers. About the challenges they face in the early days of recovery. I often talk about what happens when they relapse in hopes that others might not follow the same path. And once in a while I write about successes in recovery.
And over the past few days I've seen several examples of success. For example, I was in a meeting with four business people, all in recovery. Between them they had over 100 years of recovery. They're married. They have nice homes. They've built successful businesses. Three of them, own over 100 pieces of real estate between them. Two own multiple businesses.
They are all still active in recovery. They work with newcomers. They are glowing examples of the promises coming true for those in recovery.
Yet they are like anyone else in recovery. A couple were homeless. Two spent time in jail. All started in recovery with almost nothing. None have a strong educational background.
Yet they stayed clean and sober and their lives got better. Any of us can do what they've done – once we get into serious recovery.
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