REALITY
“It is the chiefest point of happiness that man is willing to be what he is.”
“It is the chiefest point of happiness that man is willing to be what he is.”
— Desiderious Erasmus
I am an alcoholic. Today I am able to love myself because I am able to accept myself.
More than this: because I am able to accept myself, I am able to be myself. The acceptance of my disease around alcohol has taught me that I am not perfect, and I do not live in a perfect world — this leads to an acceptance of others. My pain around alcohol has given me an insight into the sufferings of others — and this has produced spiritual growth.
I am happy not because I am an alcoholic but because I know that I am an alcoholic. Today I can be what I was meant to be, rather than the “fake” that I was becoming.
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