All I keep thinking is that recovery is NOT a straight line.
In the 5 years I've spent working on my recovery, I've progressed a great deal only to find myself regressing from time to time. Some slips are little. Some slips are big.
And the minute I begin to think that I've got it down, something happens to remind me that my recovery is always fragile. It always needs attention and care.
I get alot of sage guidance from the 'old-timers'. I can follow their light when I'm lost. But I learn alot from the newcomers too. If nothing else, it helps me to remember where I came from. It makes me appreciate the progress I've made and the newbies encourage me to work hard on my recovery and to share whatever I've learned along the way in hopes that something I have to offer will help them.
I think we all have so much to offer...and so much to learn...no matter where we are on the continuum of recovery. Thats why SR is such a blessing.