I hope that wherever you are, you know Recovery is with you.
T. S. Eliot, an American-born British poet, publisher, and literary critic, wrote, “We must be still and still moving into another intensity…a deeper communion.” Eliot points us toward what our inner life is meant to hold, support, and nurture.
The fullness and inner freedom of the second half of Recovery can be difficult to describe. Perhaps we have not reached that place yet. Perhaps we are still young or early in our Recovery journey. Yet Eliot urges us to listen for the call within us and to respond. The goal of Recovery is to find our way home again, learning what home was meant to be all along.
Recovery points in two directions at once. It looks backward toward our first sense of connection, beginning in our mother’s womb. We all come from a home, even if it was painful or unsafe. Somewhere within that beginning, a seed of hope for a better life was planted. Recovery also points forward, helping us grow into the understanding that healing and wholeness are possible.
Somehow, the wonder of Recovery lies in the fact that it brings us back to the beginning, while also opening the way to a new journey. Even children who have known sadness or abuse may continue to long for “home” or “Mother” in some imagined form. Deep within, they may yearn to return to that place of belonging, perhaps hoping to experience it in a healthier way this time.
During a period of my life when I was healing and had no contact with my parents, I deeply longed for a relationship with them. Despite my childhood trauma and abuse, I wanted a home with parents who were emotionally present and able to support me. When we reunited after ten years apart, I came to understand that this kind of relationship was not going to be possible. I had to adjust my hopes and accept a different kind of relationship with them. Although the emotional connection I longed for remained missing, their physical presence and material support became enough for me.
Our sense of “home” feels like a grace that rises from within us, yet Recovery also seems to reach beyond us. Perhaps this is part of the mystery of Recovery: learning to trust the quiet grace within us while remaining open to something greater than ourselves. It is an invitation to have faith that, even when life is not what we hoped it would be, we can find healing, belonging, and peace. With God’s help, we can trust that we are finding our way home and that, one day at a time, all will continue to be well.
Remember, Recovery is happening right now, in this moment.
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