A Blessing for R on Their Third Try at Rehab
A Blessing for R on their third try at rehab
R,
As you again find yourself in sweatpants, sitting shakily in a circle of plastic chairs with other beautiful, ruined strangers -
May the truth of who you are—
both the lies you believed were true
and the truths you wished were lies—
land softly, and wear the correct name tags this time.
May new ideas about yourself arrive as gently as possible,
and may you greet them as old friends who have somehow been looking for you all along.
May the hope of who you are becoming
win the death match
against the regret of who you once were.
Because what you need has never come in a baggie or a bottle, or from the hand of someone who needed you desperate.
It has always and already been given to you.
And if you can’t believe this yet,
I will believe it for you.
Love, Nadia
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Prayers for R - May you have a visceral awareness of the presence of God with and within you, giving you strength, courage, and serenity. ❤️
R -
May you be surprised by laughter when you least expect it, and may you learn to recognize kindness when it whispers your name. Blessings on your journey.