Humility and reaching out with honesty

photo and words by John Carcerano
Through humility, being humble and reaching out to others with honesty about my struggles, people close to me know that I have made profound new decisions which now lead to many changes in my life. There are many people who will look to me as being the courageous person I am for accepting what my addiction was doing to my life, my health, and my making the brave changes to find recovery. I notice that people will look at me differently and try to do all they can in supporting my new world of recovery. People may be competitive and cold at times, but I see in many of them a kind of warmth towards supporting me and wishing me well in my recovery. When I am honest with others they seem to cut me breaks at times to give me a little push, a boost to let me know that they are rooting for me. This feels so good as I navigate each new day and hope for the blessings to get me through it brave, strong and clean. Thank you to everyone who has not given up on me and instead showed me a love that I know was not always earned or deserved from them. Thank you for giving me a chance to redeem myself, and I will redeem myself, one day at a time. Your love and support can be like an angel looking over me to let me know that you are there. Thank you for a shoulder to cry on, and a warm smile to keep me on my path.