A whole host of thoughts have been running around in my mind. I feel so blessed that a few members have been calling or coming up to me and talking about what concerns them and their sobriety. What a gift this program really is.
But, even though they talk to me, I’m the one who gets the benefit. To me it’s always a two way street. Something coming in, something going out, and something coming back. So frequently, through these exchanges I am reminded of what I need to do on a daily basis. I am jolted back to reality, when others tell me of their way of thinking. Often I find them taking my inventory unconsciously. I am given a cue to go back and retrieve what worked for me in these instances.
However, the truth is that, no matter what the situation, it always comes back to the same thing; the basics. What do any of us have to do right now to stay sober. It always comes back to the steps or a particular step. It always comes back to prayer to our Higher Power for the strength to carry His will out this day. It always comes back to something in the literature to help guide me through the process.
Often I find that I have to get in contact with someone myself to seek the guidance I need to be able to get what I need to continue this process on the path we have been put on.
I believe that every call or contact, no matter how it’s made, is really a prayer in itself. When I get a call, I know my prayers have been answered, even though I’m not aware of when I made them. For all of this I am grateful.