Daily Recovery Blog
Tuesday May 5, 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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