My
name is Hollie and I am a grateful recovering addict.
Recovery has given me so many gifts that I hope these cards can
help someone else on
their road to recovery.
The funny thing is I remember being so afraid
of what I had to give up that I never in a
million years thought I
would gain anything by being in recovery.
And it’s true I had to give up a lot...
· I gave up loosing days…
· I gave up feeling like crap every morning…
· I gave up always being broke…
· I gave up working 2 or three jobs…
· I gave up always lying to myself…
· I gave up always chasing the insanity that
was my life…
· I gave up the people in my life that were
sucking me dry…
· And I even learned how to give up being so
self-destructive.
And because I gave up these thing that I clung
to so tightly for so
long I ended up gaining some wonderful
presents that I never
believed I could have.
· I gained many days I didn’t
need to stay in
bed for…
· I gained a lot of energy…
· I gained a bank account…
· I gained peace in my life and control of
where it is headed…
· I gained an education...
· I gained self-respect…
· I gained the knowledge that I deserve to
have nice things in my life
without having to go out of my way to
destroy it.
· I gained friends in my life that are there
for me when I really need a
friend and I also gained friends that
will tell me the truth even when
I don’t want to hear it. And for
that I love them all.
· And I learned that I could attain all my
dreams, I just have to be
willing to put the effort into them that
they need.
If you are new to recovery please give it a
good try and just fake it till you make it because the things you
gain far outweigh the things that you have to give up.
Thank you for taking the time to look at my
site. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me. I will look forward to your comments.
