Wer'e Making a Difference Foundation (People in recovery)

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02/03/2026

This Too Shall Pass
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace during a storm.

We learn in our recovery that life has a way of recreating itself. This discovery is one we are taught not to fight. We remember how badly we hurt when things would pass away from us, whether it was a lost doll, a lost dog, or a lost dad. We closed ourselves off from the possibility that anything of value could come from the loss. Yet the doll was replaced, a cat came into our lives, and a father figure emerged.

The key to staying on our program is to remember that life does recreate itself. There will be many moments when we find ourselves squarely in the middle of a passing away. We will be hurt and wonder how we go on.

Not to worry, this too shall pass. This cold winter of a moment will break soon into a sunny spring of a future.

There can be no comings if there are no goings. Life can't be recreated if there is no passing away. I need to remember that sometimes it is darkest before daybreak.

02/02/2026

When you're down and out, something always turns up - and it's usually the noses of your friends.

Friends ought to stand by us in adversity, and many do so. But if our addiction becomes public knowledge, we may find ourselves isolated. Friends drop away, lovers leave, children retreat into incomprehension.

Now we really need support. We know we cannot go it alone; we have been alone too long. We need the strength that comes from other people.

This is when we come to acknowledge the power of the group. Our program is based on the affection, strength, and caring of our fellow sufferers, many of whom have been in dark and lonely places, too. They understand; they are our brothers and sisters in sickness and in health. They understand and they do not condemn us; they have compassion that comes from fellowship in suffering. As we learn to trust them, we participate in a new communion of friendship that gives us strength and love.

I need support, and I am finding it through my program and in my group.

02/01/2026

Most people see the problem of love primarily as that of being loved, rather than that of loving, of one's capacity to love.

We want others to love us. We search to find love. However, recovery asks that we focus our energies on loving instead of looking for love. We are to work at increasing our capacity to love. Love and loving others help protect us from our addiction.

During our active addiction, we "loved" to drink, do drugs, party, gamble, or casually hook up with other people. Although we "loved" these behaviors, these are not loving behaviors; these are self-centered behaviors.

We learn in recovery that we need to do the work of love. We see a need, and we work to be of service. We see someone hurting, and we offer an ear to listen. Or maybe we just sit with that person for a time so they know they are not alone. We have looked out for ourselves long enough. Now it is time to give back some of the love the world gave to us, which kept us alive during our addiction.

Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me stop looking for love and teach me how to increase my capacity to love. Provide me with opportunities to be of service.

Today's Action
Today I will be a secret service to someone. I will do something for someone and expect nothing in return.

01/31/2026

They may not deserve forgiveness, but I do.

Forgiveness is an act, not a feeling. Though it may generate feelings, forgiveness is an exercise of the will. When we forgive, we refuse to be further damaged by the wrongdoing of others.

A refusal to forgive is called resentment. And the victim of resentment is always the one who carries it. The people we refuse to forgive may neither know nor care about our resentment.

To hang on to a resentment is to harbor a thief in the heart. By the minute and the hour, resentment steals the joy we could treasure now and remember forever. It pilfers our energy to celebrate life - to face others as messengers of grace rather than ambassadors of doom. We victimize ourselves when we withhold forgiveness.

Today, I will remember that forgiveness is a giver and resentment is a taker. Because I deserve it, I will forgive old hurts. I will see forgiveness as a gift to myself.

01/30/2026

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

We often receive good advice. Why, then, are we still imperfect? Why can't we do everything we've been told is good for us? Perhaps we're not ready to attempt perfection. Or perhaps we're not sure we ought to accept all the advice others offer. We may prefer to muddle through some of our difficulties in our own ways, letting experience and our inner guidance help us to discover what is true for us.

An expression often heard in Twelve-Step meetings is "Take what you like and leave the rest." We can apply this principle of recovery to our lives, being selective about the advice we accept and the changes we undertake at any given time. Once we have committed ourselves to a new path, we can remember to be gentle with ourselves and not take on everything at once. There are appropriate moments for facing challenges. We can put tomorrow's demands on the shelf as we focus on our goals for today.

Today, I know my priorities.

01/29/2026

"God, grant me the serenity…"

The Serenity Prayer has the potential of changing our lives concretely. The hardest part is remembering to rely on it. What the prayer offers is an opportunity to quiet our minds long enough to sense what our Higher Power wishes for us. In the stillness, we'll find the courage to accept what we must and the strength to change what we need to change.

It's not unusual to think that everyone but us needs to change. Ask around at meetings. All will agree that we came to our first meeting thinking we'd learn how to get other people to change, certain that would make us happy. But that's not how happiness comes, and we're lucky for that. If our happiness were tied to what others did, we'd always be in their control. What a bleak existence that might be!

The happiness we deserve will come when we do two things: First, take the power that is ours through becoming willing to accept others as they are; and second, make a commitment to change what we need to change and then follow through. Using the Serenity Prayer puts us in charge of our own happiness.

I will find as much happiness as I want today. The Serenity Prayer, used often, will be the key.

01/28/2026

Reflection for the Day

For those of us who have lost our faith, or who have always had to struggle along without it, it's often helpful just to accept - blindly and with no reservations. It's not necessary for us to believe at first; we need not be convinced. If we can only accept, we find ourselves becoming gradually aware of a force for good that's always there to help us. Have I taken the way of faith?

Today I Pray
May I abandon my need to know the whys and wherefores of my trust in a Higher Power. May I not intellectualize about faith, since by its nature it precludes analysis. May I know that "head tripping" was a symptom of my disease, as I strung together - cleverly, I thought - alibi upon excuse upon rationale. May I learn acceptance, and faith will follow.

Today I Will Remember
Faith follows acceptance.

01/27/2026

Different Consequences

I try not to tell people, "If you go into recovery and you're in the military, you're never going to have any consequences."

You're going have plenty of consequences: You're going to be sober. You're going to have a better life. Things are going to improve. You might run into some bumps in the road. But that's not the point.

As I understand it now, the point of getting sober is not that everything in life is perfect. It's so I have a shot at being happy every day and learn to lead life in a way that is more positive for myself.

When I choose recovery, I receive limitless consequences - positive consequences.

01/26/2026

Working the Steps

In the beginning the Steps were just a theory to us, an ideal. Somehow they were supposed to keep us sober! Some of us probably thought we couldn't possibly work the Steps. (Others thought we'd worked them all in three days.)

But the Steps are just theory until we work them!

It's when we apply them that the value of this program becomes apparent in our lives. We don't get results and then work the Steps; we first work the Steps, then get results.

Am I satisfied with the results I see?

Higher Power, help me to see that results come from working the Steps and staying close to you.

The Step I will work on today is...

01/25/2026

What You Deserve
At many points along our recovery journey, we will seek and secure professional help. When we do, we need to be sure that the people we engage welcome us as full partners in our own care. They need to respect our sexuality, gender identity, and race as well as understand our values, experiences, and perspectives regarding what we need.

They need to recognize the impacts that stress and trauma have had on our health and be able to communicate empathetically and effectively with us so that we can build trust and mutual understanding. They need to listen to us as we explore and put together our recovery patchwork; they don't have the right to dissuade us from following particular pathways.

We always deserve to be the final decision makers on our recovery plans. Importantly, if or when we have a setback in our recovery, we deserve professionals' support, not their judgment. Are you receiving the support that you deserve?

I define the sort of professional support that I will receive, when I determine that I need it.

01/24/2026

I had gone through life thinking I was better than everyone else, and at the same time, being afraid of everyone. I was afraid to be me.

Looking back to the codependent or addictive times in our lives, we see with the perfect vision of hindsight. It is both embarrassing and humorous to see how misguided and deluded we were then. Grandiose images of ourselves isolate us from those around us and cut us off from true friendships with others. Many of us had strong feelings about ourselves that were in conflict - we felt both special and unworthy.

In this program, we grow over time to have a more realistic self-concept. We are not exactly like everyone else, but we are more like them than different. It's okay to be like others, and it's comforting, too. Accepting this, we grow fully into the whole men we were meant to be, and we relish the joy of friendship.

May I accept the guidance of my Higher Power in developing a realistic and comfortable self-image.

01/23/2026

For me, the healing process starts with graciousness and forgiveness.

We need to forgive so we can heal. Forgiveness means not wanting to get even. Forgiveness means letting go of self-will. Anger and hate are forms of self-will that take up room in our hearts. Yet a still, small voice inside of us wants to forgive. Just as others have forgiven us, we need to forgive them. When we forgive, we give our will to our Higher Power. When we forgive, we make room in our hearts for our Higher Power. By giving up our anger and our hate, we let that still, small voice come through a little louder. This is how we heal. This is why forgiving is so powerful for us.

Prayer for the Day
Higher Power, help me let go of self-will. Help me forgive people. Take the anger I am harboring and replace it with understanding.

Action for the Day
I will list any anger or hate I have. I will think about how this gets in my way and what actions I can practice to break down my hatreds.

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