Recovery to me means hope. It means hold on pain ends. I can live my life and enjoy all the great things life has to offer. It means giving hope to others who are suffering with addiction that the possibility of change is there. Sharing my story with other addicts and being in recovery out loud is what recovery means to me. Recovery is being the change that I want to see in this world. Sharing that change by showing others, how I live my life today and being a good example. Advocating for the addict that still suffers by being involved in programs that are geared to help others such as recovery coaching and peer support. Recovery is loving myself despite the bad decisions I once made. Recovery is working on myself everyday so that I continue to grow, instead of regress. Recovery is recognizing my short comings and continuing to work on these as they come up, so that I never have to be that person again. Recovery is 10 years free, recovery is possible, recovery is me.