How much is your life worth?
If you ask most addicts this question they're unable to tell you. Or they might say something like "priceless."
But the question comes up around here often because many of our clients won't take time to care for themselves. They have to go to a meeting. See their sponsor. Go on a date. Always something that takes precedence to their health.
They may have pain in their back or stomach. And when we suggest they might want to have a doctor check it out they have a lot of reasons why they can't do that. The boss told them to not miss any more work. They have to see their parole or probation officer. It's almost always an excuse.
Yet most of us addicts end up in the health situation we're in because of years of neglect. Most of the addicts I know - including myself - had all the time in the world when it came to hunting down drugs or raising money for booze. Yet, it takes a while to begin focusing on taking care of our heatlh.
Plus many of them say they don't want to "hear any bad news." But let me tell you, someday we all get bad news whether we want it or not.
The best approach - in my opinion - is to is to take care of the years that God left us when he brought us back into the light of recovery.
