REFLECTIONS;
In 10 days, I’ll be celebrating 13½ years of sobriety.
That’s something truly worth recognizing. As I reflect on this journey, one thing stands out above the rest.
The most amazing thing I’ve done for myself has been resisting the urge to move quickly into another relationship. Instead, I’ve allowed God to reveal treasures in secret places; treasures I could never have seen had I moved on fast.
It hasn’t been easy. Three years without having someone by my side has come with its share of loneliness, backlash and temptations. I’ve realized that the price of fully entering into healing, growth, and identity is embracing solitude.
My recovery has grown richer, deeper, and more fulfilling because of it. I’m learning to embrace it as a gift.
The more exposed one has been to brokenness, the more necessary it becomes to be separated, not isolated, in order to heal. I’m deeply aware of this.
The healing in…
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