"Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this -- that you are dreadfully like other people." --James Russell Lowell
For many years I saw the differences and not the similarities. I was always considering how I was unlike other alcoholics, rather than perceiving the striking similarities. I kept myself on the outside, not only in recovery from alcoholism but also in life.
Then I heard from another recovering alcoholic not only "my story" but also my feelings. I belonged. I was with people who knew my loneliness, isolation, confusion, guilt and despair. I had come home to live amongst my people.
Thank You for enabling me to see that I am a member of the human family and a recovering alcoholic.
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Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain.
