Recovery Without Walls » Testimonials http://recoverywithoutwalls.org Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:29:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A Sense of Purpose http://recoverywithoutwalls.org/2009/09/a-sense-of-purpose/ http://recoverywithoutwalls.org/2009/09/a-sense-of-purpose/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:20:08 +0000 keighl http://recoverywithoutwalls.org/?p=11 It’s strange to have been asked to write something on the subject of a sense of purpose, being a person who was never very sure what that meant. I always felt that “my” sense of purpose was in other people’s hands. What made you happy, what was important to you was “my” sense of purpose. Today I can gratefully say that I  truly know what a sense of purpose is to me. It comes from a place deep in my soul, a place that lay dormant for many years while I was caught up in the throws of my addiction. I call this my love place. I have learned that if I can listen from, speak from and live from that place my life is full of meaning and joy.

I started my journey in a bad place with no love for myself or another. I decided to act “as if” I was here to do God’s work and as I did that I started getting honest and willing and came to believe that I already was doing God’s work. By doing the next right thing for myself and staying safe I have learned that putting out my hand to another human being is God’s way. When I can help another I reap the benefits. By getting involved with Recovery Without Walls I have been given a chance to help someone, to give back what was so generously given to me. I have known the struggles of not having a place to go that was  safe, or people in my life that were supportive. By providing the information that I do, my hope is that maybe someone else won’t have to struggle the way I did. A wise man once said to me that by speaking the unspeakable you are allowing yourself to heal.

When I was able to start doing that I realized that  I am a courageous, strong, brave, and capable women who has learned to trust that I have everything I need. I have learned that my sense of purpose comes from reaching out a hand to help another. Smiling at someone who may not be having a great day, but most of all my sense of purpose is to be true to myself and live my life by a set of spiritually based principles that allow me to be the women that I was intended to be.

]]> http://recoverywithoutwalls.org/2009/09/a-sense-of-purpose/feed/ 0 In Praise of RWW http://recoverywithoutwalls.org/2009/08/in-praise-of-rww/ http://recoverywithoutwalls.org/2009/08/in-praise-of-rww/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:26:53 +0000 keighl http://recoverywithoutwalls.org/?p=60

“I cannot thank you enough for what you have done to better the lives of people around you through your commitment to Recovery Without Walls.”

Therese Murray, President of the Massachusetts Senate

“RWW is recognized by other substance abuse settings as an invaluable resource to women who are making the transition from their early days of recovery to a healthy sober life.”

Falmouth Enterprise, April 2009

“Often times, they are without funds, without a job. It can be incredibly frustrating for any individual; to be in that kind of situation—and these folks are coping with trying to maintain their sobriety.”

Peter Kirwin, Former Director of Human Services, Falmouth

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