Rehab 101: Reflections on the Value of Practicing the Principle of Patience in Recovery
“Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson The following brief anecdote illustrates one of the first “lessons” I learned in early recovery—the principle of practicing patience in my life. One evening after a recovery group meeting, a tall, thin woman—someone I respected and who I knew had decades of…