Daily Recovery Blog
Friday Feb 20, 2026
"Spiritual awakenings often come in the form of rude awakenings,
so you better pay attention!" - Chuck N.
AWAKEN THE SPIRITI had sold my soul for drugs. My first awakening was a rude
awakening. I was in sad shape when I stopped using drugs. My
voice had a whiny sound, because inside I was crying so much. The
physical withdrawal was painful. I couldn't eat or sleep much.
The first several days were pure hell. It was about forty days
before I felt better physically. My mental state of mind left
much to be desired. The consequences of my using had caught up
with me. Negative thoughts consumed most of my time when I was
awake. I had stayed loaded on drugs for years. I somehow
functioned in life, but my main purpose was to use drugs. If
there is a spiritual path for life, I had strayed far away from
it. When reality started sinking in, and I was no longer escaping
with the drugs anymore, I felt like I needed to be locked up. The
urges to use were strong. My body, mind and soul craved drugs. In
time, I discovered that the soul I had once sold out could be
recovered.
"Wisdom begins in wonder." - Socrates
Thursday Feb 19, 2026
"If it ain't in the book, then it ain't in recovery." - Wayne M.
OPEN THE MIND READ THE BOOKI got clean before our fellowship had a recovery text. There was
one currently being reviewed for approval. This was a big deal,
not only to us, but to all of the contributing addicts. It may
sound crazy, but it was thirty years before we had our own book;
a book written by addicts, for addicts, and about addicts. The
approval process took quite some time. I got clean in 1981. The
book was started years before, and finally published in 1983. We
had the photocopied drafts that were made up for approval that we
carried around like priceless pieces of gold. When I was in
treatment, I would lie awake at night reading it. The stories
were great. Those were the chapters that I first started reading.
I must have read that book several times in the first few years.
Once the book was out, I attended a meeting that was a book
study. Our book has helped thousands, if not millions, find
recovery. If you're an addict like me, give yourself a break and
read the book. It will open your mind.
"The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an
open one." - Malcolm Forbes
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