Creating Recovery

The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
~W. Somerset Maugham

Each of us has a unique genetic makeup. We do not have to examine our individual DNA to know that. We don’t look or act exactly the same. We have different personalities, abilities and sensibilities. We often disagree. Yet, for all our differences, we are bound together by a significant common quality: our humanity.

Being human means belonging to an enormous group of social, physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual beings—a cluster of whole persons within a larger whole. We are tethered and free. Is there not something both comforting and exciting in that knowledge?

You are free to emerge in distinct lines and bold colors. To explore, express and claim your place in the world. And when you fall short, you only have to remember that you are not alone. Though you may not see it, the rest of us are right here with you.

I am unique and I belong.