Today was Day Two of my Certified Peer Specialist training and I already feel behind.
Most of the class, if not all, are recovering drug and/or alcohol addicts.
I know that we are all in the class for the same reason (to help our peers better themselves by sharing our own experiences) but I somehow managed to let my judgements muddle my ability to be open-minded and teachable.
While listening to my peers share their experiences I was too busy hearing stories about how they allowed drugs take over their lives, that I didn't listen to how they've managed to get their lives back.
They may have once held a narcotic or a bottle in their hands, but they've since been able to let those things go and replace it with trust, which I have yet to do.
During an exercise, when asked what life lessons were learned, a gentleman said that he's learned to trust people. It was said with such ease and confidence, not because it was a simple lesson to learn, but because of the satisfaction from mastering that lesson.
When talking about trust, I can't say when I'll be able to speak with that much ease, but I will say that the lesson starts today.
If I only walk away from this training with that gentleman's words, at least I'll know that being able to trust is possible.
We've learned that even though the path to recovery is different, no one path is better than the next.
Maybe every failed attempt at trust in my past, put me in that classroom, just to hear those words.
Whatever the reason is, I have too much time behind me to let it negatively effect what's in front of me.
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