Wisdom Of The Rooms - 2020

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May 11

Quote of the Week

"In recovery there are no losers, just slow winners."

I remember being in early recovery and feeling bad because I felt it wasn’t working. I’d tell my sponsor about it, and I can still hear him saying, “You’re exactly where you should be, and that’s exactly what you should be feeling right now.” At first, I thought he was just handing me a line, but after a while I believed him and learned to trust in the slow progress I was making in recovery.

Years later, I’d hear other newcomers complain about how bad they felt and about how terrible a day they were having. I can still hear the old-timers ask them if they had a drink that day. “No,” they would respond. “Then no matter how bad you think you’re doing, when you lay your head on your pillow tonight, you’re a winner.” It was comforting to hear that back then, and it still is today.

Now that I’ve been in sober awhile, I understand the wisdom in today’s quote. It doesn’t matter what you’re going through in recovery or how you feel. The fact that you are in recovery, that you have a program, and that you are developing or improving your conscious contact with a Power greater than yourself means that you’re a winner. You may feel like a loser sometimes, but more often, and in the long run, you’ll live a life filled with the joys and miracles of recovery.