Just as gravity keeps us grounded and connected to the earth, our fellowship keeps us bound to sobriety. The fellowship available to us in our Twelve Step program keeps us in reality. A problem pondered in isolation seems immense; the same problem shared by those who truly understand is manageable. ~ Anonymous. Body, Mind, and Spirit: Daily Meditations (Hazelden Meditations) . Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition.

There’s a great reason folks in recovery
often refer to others in the community
as our family of choice! They often
understand us better than our other family!
Our problems are theirs,  our defects shared,
we share personal histories more like theirs
than are our blood and bones kin.
With Recovery people, we’re understood.
Isolation is a thing of the past.
Problem shared by those
who truly understand are manageable!