Trusting people is a risk. Human beings are notoriously forgetful, unreliable, and imperfect. Most of us come from backgrounds where betrayal and insensitivity among friends were common occurrences. Even our most reliable friends werent very reliable. Most of us have hundreds of experiences bearing out our conviction that people are untrustworthy. We are faced with this dilemma: People are not always trustworthy, yet we must trust them. How do we do that, given the evidence of our pasts? First, we remind ourselves that the rules of active addiction dont apply in recovery. Most of our fellow members are doing their level best to live by the spiritual principles we learn in the program. Second, we remind ourselves that we arent 100% reliable, either. We will surely disappoint someone in our lives, no matter how hard we try not to. Third, and most importantly, we realize that we need to trust our fellow true friends. Our lives are at stake, and the only way we can stay clean is to trust these well-intentioned folks who, admittedly, arent perfect. Just for Today I will trust my fellow members. Though certainly not perfect, they are my best hope.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:36:19 +0000
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