July 25 – Remembering the Ones Still Struggling

Corey kicks off the new Saturday solo format with the Big Book's plainest marching order: your job is to be where you can be of maximum helpfulness, so never hesitate to go anywhere — even the most sordid spot on earth — if you can be useful there. From there he works through what it means to genuinely believe everyone in the room is just as sick as he is, why the real demonstration of these principles happens in homes and occupations rather than in meetings, and the exhausting arithmetic of a double life spent reshaping his personality to fit whatever might get him what he wanted. The harder turn comes with page 96's warning about chasing someone who cannot or will not — and Corey's honest admission that he's spent too much time on guys out of ego, likely denying someone else the chance to live and be happy. It lands on a Christmas Eve meeting where nobody showed up but one man with fifty years sober, who'd once had every reason to rescue his own daughter himself and instead trusted the program to do what he couldn't. The stone for today: I stay strong when I stay connected to those who still need help. Read today's full Daily Ripple at www.dailyripples.com — and we'd love to hear from you. Reach out any time at [email protected]. Carrying the message | maximum helpfulness | we are all spiritually sick | Christian recovery | 12-step faith | sponsorship and service | letting go of ego | Big Book study | sobriety devotional | addiction recovery Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.