Stepping back from the ledge!
Are we ever so far gone that we can’t step back from the
ledge? Very simply put no. We are only as far gone as we think we are. It maybe
for some when they see the darkness coming. Yet for others it maybe that point
of stone cold reality when they have it the lowest of lows of rock bottom. For me
it was that reality check no one ever fully looks for when someone is gone and
you see it could be you next. Thus we see the statement of jail, institutions,
and death. So what is it that pulls us back? Is it fear? A Higher Power? A good
friend? Whatever that individual answer is go with it. Hold on to whatever it
takes to stay safe from the ledge. We may not get the perfect turn around experience
like one of my hero’s Alma the Jr (BofM, Alma 36) but our stories are great
none the less.
So how do we stay back from the edge once we find our way
back? We find the connections in our life with our Higher Power/God and others
that give us hope. Whether we find it by attending Religious services, Recovery
meetings, or working with others on the big twelve (12 steps to recovery). We
may have to make that connection hourly at times in our life to understand our
key core issues and make peace with them. Whatever we do we must be fearless in
our efforts to make it back and stay there. It has taken me years to come to
this and I now know God and the love he has for us. He wants us to find good
and though that can be a fight we can make it. Once we are back stay as far
from the Dragon as we can.
