Showing Up for Family

For many of us the idea of showing up for anyone including ourselves may seem impossible prior to going to Above It All Drug Rehab and getting sober. Now that we are sober the ability to show up is one of the many gifts we are given. After all we have put our families through, from the constant worrying, and heartache to the lying, and perhaps even stealing we are now given the ability to show up after not being present for so long either emotionally or physically. Whether it is going shopping for groceries for our parents, watching our nieces and nephews so our siblings can go out for a night on the town, helping our children with their homework, or just putting dinner on the table, we are able to do these things because of the help we are given when we go to alcohol programs, AA, or alcohol addiction detox. And we can become someone that people can begin to depend on again. While it may not always be easy to stay present, being able to give back to our families after taking so long is a huge blessing. We must remember how often we let our families down in the past and how great it is that they can look at us now and see responsible reliable people.  There are meetings around the clock that you can attend to be able to share your experience, strength, and hope. We have been given a gift that we should not take lightly. Showing up for our families is one of the many examples of how sobriety can save and change lives.