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Masquerading as a normal person day after day is exhausting. ~Anonymous

When practicing our addictions, we went day after day acting as if we were fine and the world around us was crazy. Even though many of us worked each day, had families, and may have appeared as if we were pillars of our community, we still abused our drug of choice with abandon. We never realized we were only fooling ourselves by denying our shame and dependence and acting "as if" all was well. Once we discovered recovery, we realized that our take on “normal" behavior was utterly abnormal. The masquerade we called “living” was actually a disease. The Second Step sets us free with its words, "Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." Working this Step each morning keeps us free from the bondage of addiction masquerading as our life.

Today I believe that a Power greater

than me is my link to living in a

sane and rational world.

A Power greater than we are, is keeping us from doing something that our past shows is insane to do, and that is to take a drink or drug.

∼Chemically Dependent Anonymous P 37