Saturday, June 10, 2023
Today’s Gift from Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is:
Rebuilding Trust
In my first years in the Navy, I’d only call my parents to tell about my accomplishments. They didn’t know about my drinking problem. But when I got sent to restriction, they couldn’t get hold of me to let me know my grandfather was hospitalized. I finally had to tell them.
They both got tired of all the ups and downs after that, so it took a long time for them to trust me again. But after my third duty station and two more alcohol-related incidents, I finally got sober and made amends. They’ve seen the results. They see how, with God’s grace, I’ve grown.
Today is amazing. Now we celebrate my sobriety together. Now we can talk about everything.
Today I am grateful that, in recovery, broken relationships can be healed. Destroyed trust can be rebuilt. Miracles can happen.
— Elora K., U.S. Navy, 1997–2007
Hazelden Foundation
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