Hello Letter

Following my assignment to write a "Dear John" letter to alcohol, my next assignment is to write a "hello letter" to recovery (honestly, writing the goodbye letter was much more fun). In the interest of sharing, here it is..... Dear Recovery, My name is Daniel and I’ve just finished an abusive relationship with alcohol. I know, I know… I’m on the rebound. I know you get a lot of that, but I’m serious about having a long term, committed relationship with you. I have no interest in ever resuming my relationship with alcohol. In fact, it makes me feel queasy to even think about alcohol. Alcohol would tell you I abused it, but in truth it abused me. Look at the evidence—I suffered at alcohol’s hands, damaging all of my relationships and hurting everyone that I loved. What damage has alcohol suffered because of me? None! Just look around you, alcohol is doing just fine without me! I really want to build a strong relationship with you and to that end, I’m taking actions to demonstrate my commitment. I’ve been going to AA for four months now, almost every night. I know that I still went back to alcohol, but I needed more. I started going to Lionrock and have been doing that for about 6 weeks. It gives me skills and tools to stay away from alcohol for good. In addition, I’ve made major changes in my life. I eat a better, balanced diet and don’t try to starve myself anymore, I meditate and prayer to keep my head straight, and I get enough sleep and exercise. The people in my life say that I act and look different that I did before. I’d like our relationship to grow. I have more in mind than just getting through each day without a black out. I want to be an involved, helpful father, a loving and appreciative husband, and productive worker, and more than that I want to use my life to help other people. I can’t do those things without you. Please give me a chance. Daniel